What is going on in Australia?

[Cameron Byrne]

On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 1:36 PM, Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm at ipinc.net> wrote:
> On 1/27/2011 3:52 AM, Sebastian Wiesinger wrote:
>>
>>
>> http://www.news.com.au/technology/the-internet-has-run-out-of-ip-addresses-and-what-happens-after-that-is-anyones-guess/story-e6frfro0-1225995086627
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>> Is this satire? I can't even...
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Sebastian
>>
>
> Actually the article goes along OK although a bit alarmist until it gets
> to this section:
>
> "...We’re genuinely looking at the possibility of seeing the kinds of
> behaviour that exist in the market where an important resource has run low
> or out,” says Marcos Ostini, Papers Chair of the 2011 Linux Conference
> Australia.
>
> “That includes panic, includes forming cartels, hoarding and selling at
> exorbitant prices because supply and demand has changed.
>
> “Before IP addresses weren’t particularly expensive, but now you can sell
> them at exorbitant prices that make a huge profit.”
>
> Time is running out and with developers no closer to fixing the problem,
> things are looking grim.
>
> “There will come a point where your iPhone doesn’t get the web anymore, or
> you will see a lot of blank pages. It’s a genuine problem,” Mr Ostini
> said...."
>
>
> Genuine problem?  Then BUY AN ANDROID PHONE!!! ;-)
>

He will actually need a Nokia phone, they are the only ones that work
with IPv6 for 3G.

Hopefully Android will come around ...

Cameron

> Then after that train wreck, the writer cannot resist backing up,
> and smashing into the wall again with this gem:
>
>
> "...A short-term solution may be for ISPs to sell IP addresses that connect
> through what’s known as “Network Address Translation” – which allows more
> than one user to connect to a public IP address...."
>
>
> The blog comments are even funnier.  My favorite:
>
> "...Time to allow v4 accept letters as well as numbers???..."
>
>
> I Swear to God I did not put that in as a troll!!!!!
>
>
> Ted
>