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I kind of wonder if it would be worth making an ipv7 that is less ambitious than ipv6, and focuses on having an easier upgrade path from ipv4. But then we would
by thayne 4y ago
I kind of wonder if it would be worth making an ipv7 that is less ambitious than ipv6, and focuses on having an easier upgrade path from ipv4. But then we would have three competing standards...
- zaik 4y agoShould be called ipv5.
- thayne 4y agoIpv5 is already taken.
- iseanstevens 4y agoCauses all kinds of issues with people’s consciousness becoming digital. Source: Serial Experiments Lain
- exabrial 4y agoI’ve advocated for this as well and find it a surprisingly unpopular opinion on HN.
- yyyk 4y agoIt's far too late for that. We'll be stuck with dual-stack for a long time.
- thayne 4y agoYeah, it might have been a good idea 15 years ago or so, when adoption was low and it was apparent that the switch wasn't happening fast enough, but now ipv6 is used enough that introducing yet another version of ip will just make things worse.
- p1mrx 4y agoI think you're confusing "unpopular" with "technically impossible".