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Re: IPv6 mistakes, was: Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer...
From: Mark Andrews <marka () isc org>
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:19:11 +1100
In message <20110218020622.GA10995 () mara org>, Steve Meuse writes:
Mark Andrews expunged (marka () isc org):An how many of those embedded linux devices are running a 2.4 kernel? Just look at xx-wrt as an example. If you have a certain chipset, 2.4 is your only option.And the work to patch that kernel is minimal if it doesn't already support it. It would take less time to fix the kernel than to argue over whether to fix it.The point is just because it's "running linux" doesn't make it any more likel y to get upgraded than joe six pack is going to update/patch his windows XP.
Joe 6 pack does upgrade his XP box. It companies that don't. There too worried about things breaking.
-Steve
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- RE: IPv6 mistakes, was: Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer..., (continued)
- RE: IPv6 mistakes, was: Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... George Bonser (Feb 17)
- Re: IPv6 mistakes, was: Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Cameron Byrne (Feb 17)
- Re: IPv6 mistakes, was: Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... John Curran (Feb 17)
- Re: IPv6 mistakes, was: Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Cameron Byrne (Feb 17)
- RE: IPv6 mistakes, was: Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... George Bonser (Feb 17)
- Re: IPv6 mistakes, was: Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Steve Meuse (Feb 17)
- Re: IPv6 mistakes, was: Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Mark Andrews (Feb 17)
- Re: IPv6 mistakes, was: Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Owen DeLong (Feb 17)
- RE: IPv6 mistakes, was: Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... George Bonser (Feb 17)
- Re: IPv6 mistakes, was: Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Steve Meuse (Feb 17)
- Re: IPv6 mistakes, was: Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Mark Andrews (Feb 17)
- Re: IPv6 mistakes, was: Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Mark Andrews (Feb 17)
- Re: IPv6 mistakes, was: Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Steve Meuse (Feb 17)
- Re: IPv6 mistakes, was: Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Mark Andrews (Feb 17)
- Re: IPv6 mistakes, was: Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Steve Meuse (Feb 17)
- RE: IPv6 mistakes, was: Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... George Bonser (Feb 17)
- Re: IPv6 mistakes, was: Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Cameron Byrne (Feb 17)
- Re: IPv6 mistakes, was: Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Jeffrey Lyon (Feb 17)
- Re: IPv6 mistakes, was: Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... David Israel (Feb 17)
- Re: IPv6 mistakes, was: Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Owen DeLong (Feb 17)
- Re: IPv6 mistakes, was: Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Jeffrey Lyon (Feb 17)