[ipv6-wg] Join us for the RIPE NCC Educa::IPv6-only

Hey Philip,


Philip Homburg <pch-ripeml at u-1.phicoh.com> writes:

>>That also means actively using, promoting and preferring IPv6 only
>>services.
>
> (I'm assuming that IPv6 only meens a service that is reachable only over IPv6
> and not IPv4)

That's correct.

> I don't see why promoting communication failures is a good thing.

As previously stated, I think that everyone [in our community] is able to
get IPv6. So this is not about promoting communication failures, but
switching over to a protocol from which we all benefit.

> Except
> possibly as a fun thing to nudge people to take action. For example a
> quiz with prizes could be hosted on an IPv6-only platform.
>
>>And not accepting hardware, software or platforms which
>>lack features in IPv6 only environments.
>
> I don't know where to put it, but there may be a benefit for a list that
> lists known internet services that do not (or poorly) support IPv6 and with
> replacements that do support them.

You have a point and it has actually been started about a year ago:

https://redmine.ungleich.ch/projects/ipv6/wiki/IPv6_Hardware_Compatibility_List

Cheers,

Nico

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