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I think it's 64 bits not a full 128, but still, you have a point. People have actually suggested that scrapping IPv6 and lightly extending IPv4 to 64 bits (crea
by zozbot123 8y ago
I think it's 64 bits not a full 128, but still, you have a point. People have actually suggested that scrapping IPv6 and lightly extending IPv4 to 64 bits (creating a new "IPv5") in a very similar way to how Urbit works today would be the right thing to do. Unfortunately, I'm not sure that this is a realistic option by now. Switching to an entirely new, greenfield addressing layer like Urbit might be the best option!
- yebyen 8y agoUrbit moon addresses are 64 bits long, comets are 128 bits long. You need a sponsor to get a moon, you only need a unix computer and a network connection to get a comet. I'm pretty out of touch with Urbit lore, but I'm not aware of anything you can do with a moon that you can't do with a comet. The planet is worth more because it can parent moons and stuff.