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I'm glad that Linus clarified that it was High Resolution Timers. I was honestly thinking they were arguing about Hormone Replacement Therapy.
Given the demographics of Linux devs, it probably would be the latter.
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THE TOASTER WILL BE REPLACED.
Fucking legendary quote from Linus.
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I'm ignorant enough that I didn't realize this wasn't actually happening until I read the comments. My networking knowledge is piss poor haha.
Maybe you shouldn't treat random images you find on the internet as factual until you can verify the content.
I would have looked it up if the comments didn't speak about it already. Don't worry, I'm not a troglodyte when it comes to actually having critical thinking skills.
Don't worry about the network side of things. It's open source. Before they turn everything on its head would be forked and it would be replaced.
A major ISP in the UK still doesnβt have any IPv6 support :( https://www.havevirginmediaenabledipv6yet.co.uk/
I'm on Spectrum in the US and their "support" is somehow worse than just not having IPv6. Tons of dropped packets, shifting IP address ranges, and overall a lot of headaches. Tried everything I could to sidestep the issues but there was nothing doing. Eventually I just disabled IPv6 and the issues went away. Maddening.
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Maybe this is the push that finally makes IPv6 go mainstream!
I need to inflict this reply upon others. It is so gloriously cursed out of context. And in context too.
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I tried IPv6 only (with NAT64) and Steam didn't work because it had IPv4 addresses hardcoded :(
I always hard code IPv4 addresses. Load balancing and DNS resolution are an admission of weakness.
(This is sarcasm. WTF Steam?)
You got me in the first half π
I believed it for a moment
I think it is more likely that 95% of network equipment supports IPv6
Please, at least 85% of that network equipment hasn't been updated in 30 years and they're not about to start now.
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Ipv4 is simpler and therefore easier for my brain to comprehend.
I deliberately disable IPv6 on all the devices on my home network because it's really f**n annoying when some service tries to bind to localhost but picks up the IPv6 localhost instead of the IPv4 one
I've encountered way too many administrators and network admins who swear that "IPv6 does nothing but cause trouble" but the truth is, the trouble it's causing is because you can't half-implement IPv6. You either roll it out to the whole network or you don't, and the longer you kick that can down the road the harder it's going to be.
Basically too many professionals who haven't learned a new technology since 2005 and refuse to try new things keep holding the world back
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IPv4 is very much not simpler. You just as used to it.
Just remembering an address alone is much simpler.
4 numbers > a combination of numbers and letters in 8 groups
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If you don't use IPv6, you are behind. For me the transition was so hard, it's a big step behind me, wouldn't want to do it again.
I still remember my network lecturer telling us how IPv6 was the future and how we were running out of IPs back in... 1997.
That same year, during my work placement, I was introduced to Squid and all sorts of network fuckery to compensate for those supposedly disappearing IPs.
I'm kind of weirdly horny for Torvalds making unilateral decisions about long running controversies? Tell me what standards are best kernel daddy.
Maybe next he can ban tabs and '\t' from Linux? Everyone indents with spaces now, debate over.
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Can we just treat this as real? Post it everywhere. You know in a sort of "alternative facts" / flat earth sort of way. So maybe the planet finally moves on from ipv4.
Good news is that Google is reporting that >40% of their traffic is IPv6:
https://www.google.com/intl/en/ipv6/statistics.html
Should crack 50% soon. It's been a long time coming.
The Earth is as Flat as my wife!
Go ahead, argue I'm waiting...
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I wish.
Do you want to play a game?
As a modest proposal, let's just kill anyone who disagrees. These troglodytes had long enough time to get on speed with the world and human progress cannot further afford individuals unwilling to adapt.
Renewal! Progress! Electrification!
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My dream. IPv6 adoption would skyrocket to a degree unimaginable and those who donβt want to, will fall behind unless they move their asses and learn.
Is this real? I thought that Linus has improved his demeanor a bit in the recent years?
Linus have stated multiple times that he does not break user space, thus this quiet clearly cannot be real.
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Maybe this will move my ISP to provide IPv6.
Well, I guess I would move back to Windows and try to find ways to block any IPv6 connections.
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