World IPv6 Day? [included bonus report on brokeness studies]

[Doug Barton]

On 01/14/2011 01:02, Brandon Butterworth wrote:
> Doug Barton wrote:
>> For the most part the problem is not that it will cost money for the
>> content providers to fix the problems. The real issue is that the
>> problems lie completely outside the content providers' control, and yet
>> they affect the content providers' users anyway.
>
> Supporting users with problems we've triggered by adding v6 is the
> problem.

Yes, exactly. In the short term supporting v6 is a pure cost center, 
with only a vague promise of continued operation in the distant and 
uncertain future as the payoff. That is simply not how most large 
corporations think.

The fact that some of the largest Internet companies in the world are 
now putting serious money and effort (and money!) into getting ready for 
IPv6 is an unqualified good, and should be celebrated. The complaining 
about "too little, too late," or "Just Do It" makes you seem silly and 
out of touch with reality. It's not helpful.

For those of you who have already been doing IPv6 (some of you for years 
now) your reward is the warm feeling you have in your heart for having 
done the right thing before it was fashionable to do so; and more 
importantly for helping us all get to this point. Instead of whinging 
about it, start thinking creatively about how you can use the free 
publicity that this event is going to generate to your advantage. This 
is especially true for you ISPs who have had IPv6 working for your 
customers already. Most of them will be blissfully unaware of this, so 
take this opportunity to let them know how '1337 you are because you're 
so far ahead of the curve. :)

I know I'm repeating myself here, so I'll try very hard to make this my 
last post on the topic.


Doug

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