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IP is even harder to replace, it is completely fossilized by this point and that is a feature. The challenge is not to replace the pipes but to build something
by bullen 6y ago
IP is even harder to replace, it is completely fossilized by this point and that is a feature. The challenge is not to replace the pipes but to build something meaningful using the pipes we have without too much added complexity:
I built a realtime MMO stack using only HTTP/1.1 for network.
- MayeulC 6y agoYou can always build a transition infrastructure on the top of IP, like https did by coexisting with http, and a bit like gemini does (it has https://gemini.circumlunar.space/ https://gemini.circumlunar.space/ at least). Then build some links without it, and have the compatibility layer the other way. If there are compelling reasons to use the new protocol, it might gain some traction. Maybe we'll turn off IP, but probably not within a century, unless some organization acquires a tremendous amount of control over the Internet.