Android (lack of) support for DHCPv6

Fri Jun 12 04:06:43 UTC 2015

On Thu, 2015-06-11 at 20:51 -0400, Ray Soucy wrote:
> DHCPv6 is a tool, just as SLAAC is a tool.  IPv6 was designed to support
> both options because they both have valid use cases.

Yes, a thousand times yes.

> You don't get to just say "I'm not going to implement this because I don't
> agree with it," which is what Google is doing in the case of Android.

Actually, you DO get to just say that. Anyone can, but especially
something as big as Google. And if DHCPv6 turns out to be important
enough to enough people, Android will lose market share and either fork,
die or change its mind. It wouldn't be the first mobile platform to
disappear into the sludge of history.

> I honestly hope he collects himself and takes the time to respond, because
> it really is a problem.

Not for him, and apparently not for Google. It's only a problem for
people that want to do DHCPv6 with Android clients. Whether that becomes
a problem for Google is another matter.

I certainly hope Google sees the light early. Their current stance is
very disappointing. And it's odd to see someone at that level so
comprehensively missing the point. For someone with the breadth of
experience and jacked into the mother lode like Lorenzo - very unusual.

Regards, K.

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