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It's 2020, the cost of an ipv4 address is more than $20 an address. Can there be some focus to include ipv6 support so that perhaps those people in the developi
by kd913 6y ago
It's 2020, the cost of an ipv4 address is more than $20 an address. Can there be some focus to include ipv6 support so that perhaps those people in the developing world who can't afford an ip address can access github and contribute?
Such a mechanism would be an actual meaningful step for enabling access to poorer communities.
- ebg13 6y ago> It's 2020, the cost of an ipv4 address is more than $20 an address. But arbitrary layers of NAT are free, so in practice this shouldn't actually block anyone. I haven't had a globally reachable IP address for any of my computers ever, and yet here I am on the web.
- kd913 6y agoIt may not matter in the developed world where this cost doesn't matter because infrastructure is cheap. There are still limits to how much this can scale as a solution no? For a Country like India, surely this cost will matter especially for it's poorest citizens. The limits of this infinite scaling NAT will matter. That and the cost of an IP which I imagine will inflate much higher than $20 an address. It's 2020, why isn't this a priority on the roadmap. I think it would have a much more meaningful impact to those that need it.
- slim 6y agobtw, Afrinic has probably the largest pool of unused addresses.
- rasz 6y agohas or had? https://www.theregister.com/2019/12/17/another_afrinic_scandal/ https://www.theregister.com/2019/12/17/another_afrinic_scand...
- ryanlol 6y agoWho are these people with no access to IPv4?