[Info-vax] implementing IPv6 on the internet

[Scott Dorsey]

In article <nrudaa$1nmf$1 at gioia.aioe.org>, Chris  <syseng at gfsys.co.uk> wrote:
>
>Unfortunately, business doesn't buy new kit because its "better".
>The first question must be "how is it better" and if that solves a 
>problem, the next question is: How much will it cost in time and
>materials to change, vs the benefits. V6 has been around n Linux
>and others for years now, so if there is such a valid USP, why
>hasn't the whole world converted ?.

Much of the world HAS converted.  It's really in the US where you see the
insistence on sticking with v4.

>At this stage V6 still has no definite specs, which is a recipe
>for compatibility chaos, unproven software and security
>loopholes for the bad guys to exploit. In comparison, V4 has had
>decades of development, debugging, is pretty solid and is a known
>quantity.

I think you're a decade behind here.  IPv6 is in place and running in most
of Asia and has been for some time now. 
--scott
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