Re: IPv6 Deployment for the LAN

[bmanning () vacation karoshi com]

On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 10:08:13PM +0200, Iljitsch van Beijnum wrote:
> On 21 okt 2009, at 21:55, Owen DeLong wrote:
>
> > However, making it available as an option in DHCPv6 allows the end- 
> > user/operator
> > to choose the technology that fits their needs best. I do not know  
> > why you are so
> > determined to prevent this choice at the operator level.
>
> For the same reason that we don't let the kids play with the  
> powertools: giving them what they want here just makes everything end  
> in tears.
>
> If people want to run DHCPv6, fine, we're all adults. If they want to  
> go to the IETF and fix what's wrong with DHCPv6, so much the better.  
> But taking the information from the place where we can make sure it's  
> correct and putting it in a place where we can only guess so we break  
> the network regularly is A VERY BAD IDEA.

        so your not a fan of the smart edge and the stupid network.

--bill