[158545] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: "Programmers can't get IPv6 thus that is why they do not have
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mark Andrews)
Sun Dec 2 17:06:31 2012
To: Michael Thomas <mike@mtcc.com>
From: Mark Andrews <marka@isc.org>
In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 02 Dec 2012 11:44:31 -0800."
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Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2012 09:06:00 +1100
Cc: nanog@nanog.org
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
Adding IPv6 support isn't like adding most new features. It doesn't
give most people something extra. It doesn't "enhance the experience".
It is insurance for when the CGN is deployed by the ISP or when the
ISP goes IPv6 only and like most insurance you don't know when you
will needed and you will be happy you have it when it is needed.
It will stop you loosing customers because when either of those
events happen and they impact on the functionality of the product
your customers won't be in a position to wait for your next release.
Cost wise adding IPv6 support is cheaper than adding most other
features.
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Mark Andrews, ISC
1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia
PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742 INTERNET: marka@isc.org
