From owner-freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Fri Jul 26 15:49:15 2019 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-arch@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 446A2A3BA3 for ; Fri, 26 Jul 2019 15:49:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rb@gid.co.uk) Received: from mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (mailman.nyi.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::50:13]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D52E96F076 for ; Fri, 26 Jul 2019 15:49:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rb@gid.co.uk) Received: by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) id D2995A3BA2; Fri, 26 Jul 2019 15:49:14 +0000 (UTC) Delivered-To: arch@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D12DBA3BA1 for ; Fri, 26 Jul 2019 15:49:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rb@gid.co.uk) Received: from mx0.gid.co.uk (mx0.gid.co.uk [194.32.164.250]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 676856F069 for ; Fri, 26 Jul 2019 15:49:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rb@gid.co.uk) Received: from [194.32.164.27] ([194.32.164.27]) by mx0.gid.co.uk (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id x6QFeH1W036799; Fri, 26 Jul 2019 16:40:17 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from rb@gid.co.uk) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 10.3 \(3273\)) Subject: Re: time to finally adopt IPv6 ? From: Bob Bishop In-Reply-To: <14082.1563976537@critter.freebsd.dk> Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 16:40:15 +0100 Cc: arch@freebsd.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <46C889C8-5C85-4F59-BFE0-6F9B37E69D4B@gid.co.uk> References: <14082.1563976537@critter.freebsd.dk> To: Poul-Henning Kamp X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3273) X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: D52E96F076 X-Spamd-Bar: - Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; spf=fail (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of rb@gid.co.uk does not designate 2610:1c1:1:606c::50:13 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=rb@gid.co.uk X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-1.68 / 15.00]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; R_SPF_FAIL(0.00)[-all]; RCVD_COUNT_FIVE(0.00)[5]; MX_INVALID(0.50)[cached]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; FORWARDED(0.00)[arch@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org]; MV_CASE(0.50)[]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-0.97)[-0.972,0]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; SUBJECT_ENDS_QUESTION(1.00)[]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[gid.co.uk]; TO_DN_SOME(0.00)[]; SPF_FAIL_FORWARDING(0.00)[]; FORGED_RECIPIENTS_FORWARDING(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.80)[-0.803,0]; RCPT_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-0.79)[-0.791,0]; IP_SCORE(-1.12)[ip: (0.92), ipnet: 2610:1c1:1::/48(-3.66), asn: 11403(-2.78), country: US(-0.05)]; RCVD_NO_TLS_LAST(0.10)[]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; R_DKIM_NA(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; ASN(0.00)[asn:11403, ipnet:2610:1c1:1::/48, country:US]; FORGED_RECIPIENTS(0.00)[arch@freebsd.org ..,freebsd-arch@freebsd.org]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROM(0.00)[] X-BeenThere: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion related to FreeBSD architecture List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 15:49:15 -0000 Hi, > On 24 Jul 2019, at 14:55, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > > We have ping(8), and ping6(8), we need to tell route(8) if we want -4 or -6 > and so on and so forth. > > We dont need to rehash why IPv6 is treated as a stepchild, and even > less if it is anybodys fault, at this point it is an artifact of > history and just that. > > But isnt it about time we start in earnest to integrate things from > a command line point of view? +1 > Even if for source code hygiene points if it amounts to no more > than ping(8) re-execing ping6(8) when given an IPv6 argument ? > > > -- > Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20 > phk@FreeBSD.ORG | TCP/IP since RFC 956 > FreeBSD committer | BSD since 4.3-tahoe > Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by incompetence. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-arch@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-arch > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-arch-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Bob Bishop rb@gid.co.uk