[ipv6-wg] Disband IPv6 WG

Disclaimer: this is a personal opinion, all hats off.

On Sat, Oct 5, 2019 at 12:52 PM Michel Py
<michel at arneill-py.sacramento.ca.us> wrote:
> > I'm less excited to see that some people have started giving up
> > hope and telling the rest of use we shall give up to..
>
> You are fighting for your survival.

I'm not sure it's about survival at all. I could definitely survive
w/o IPv6 (or without any form of IP) but it's much more fun with it.
I'm not even sure it's a fight even. Fight sounds too romantic or too dramatic.

>Although I agree with the most recent analysis that IPv6 will not become an orphan, you have to understand that the IPv4 ecosystem will survive no matter what you do,

Well, I've seen DECNET and Appletalks "ecosystems" in the wild long
after most of the world forgot those words. Complete IPv4 extinction
has never been my goal, I do not really care if some isolated networks
are going to run it.

>and that a war will not be in your favor.

I do not think there is a war. People do what they need to do and
sometimes they talk about what they have experienced, just in case
others might learn smth new.

> I'm not trying to run your WG. All that I am saying is that the IPv6 zealots have been a total pain in my backside, and that the FUD they have been spreading for the last 20 years has come out of style.
>
> IPv4 will survive forever.

There will be a long tail indeed. Then the economics would make
dual-stack suboptimal, ex. for the very special cases almost nobody
cares about.
What you might want to keep in mind is that different networks are in
different situation re: IPv6. Some of them badly need it. Some of them
got rid of Ipv4. Some of them will need it sooner or later. Some could
probably survive forever using a single Ipv4 address.

>I can not say the same of IPv6. You have to change your tune if you want to survive.

I appreciate people care about our survival. I even appreciate free advices ;)

> > Convince everyone that IPv6 is good and IPv4 shall be turned off?
>
> This is what you have to stop.

First of all please note it was listed as a question. An option. Not
necessary the best one.

>You work for Google.

In case you have not noticed there is no reference to my employer
anywhere, so I'd suggest we do not talk about whom I work for. It does
not really matter.

>Do you want to bet your career that Google is going to switch to IPv6 only ?

I'm afraid to answer your question I need to go through some legal
approval process.

> Think carefully. Think about your career. I personally know the big shots at big vendor who bet their careers on IPv6 and have become irrelevant.

As I've said before, I'm deeply touched that someone in the Internet
cares about my career ;)

> You are too young to be a politician who turns their coat in the wind.

Lol, I'll take this a compliment, thank you sir!

> I say again : are you willing to bet your career on IPv6 ?

I have done it. No regrets so far.

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SY, Jen Linkova aka Furry