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> And if the hardware ( / firmware) is so shit that it still doesn't support it, you shouldn't be using it, since it's basically e-waste at this point (and caus
by yjftsjthsd-h 2y ago
> And if the hardware ( / firmware) is so shit that it still doesn't support it, you shouldn't be using it, since it's basically e-waste at this point (and causing more e-waste by the network effect).
Well, no. If you have an IPv4 connection then the devices work, therefore they're not e-waste. If you make up a requirement to not use a still-functional technology and thus your gear breaks, that's a you problem.
- BlueTemplar 2y agoAt some point you won't have an IPv4 connection, which I hear is already the case for some Asian ISPs.
- yjftsjthsd-h 2y agoPerhaps. If that happens, then such devices might become e-waste (assuming that it happens before they're updated, because this can all be fixed in software). But at least where I am I seriously doubt that'll happen anytime soon, to the point that such devices are somewhat likely to have died of natural causes before then anyways.