Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 17:15:39 +0100 From: Michael Nottebrock <michaelnottebrock@gmx.net> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Forward: HEADS UP! Default value of ip6_v6only changed Message-ID: <3F9FE7AB.9060305@gmx.net> In-Reply-To: <3F9FE5AD.2090901@gmx.net> References: <20031028063802.GC10818@canolog.ninthwonder.com> <yge65i94i7t.wl%ume@mahoroba.org> <bnmvev$2mqh$1@kemoauc.mips.inka.de> <3F9FE5AD.2090901@gmx.net>
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig8C7EF88DF4BA259B4593726B Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I wrote: > I find the notion of making people "fix" their software to not rely on > RFC-defined behaviour problematic. I'm actually glad to see NetBSD > reversed their unfortunate decision regarding the default (and OpenBSD's > stunt of not even providing a knob is very evil indeed). > >> I understand that itojun would like to see this aspect of RFC2553 >> amended. I don't know what the prospects of this happening are on >> the IETF level. FWIW, I wonder if the publication of http://bulk.fefe.de/scalability/, especially the paragraph: "OpenBSD also caused a lot of grief on the IPv6 front. The OpenBSD guys intentionally broke their IPv6 stack to not allow IPv4 connections to and from IPv6 sockets using the IPv4 mapped addresses that the IPv6 standard defines for thus purpose. I find this behaviour of pissing on internet standards despicable and unworthy of free operating systems." has inspired NetBSD's move. :-) -- ,_, | Michael Nottebrock | lofi@freebsd.org (/^ ^\) | FreeBSD - The Power to Serve | http://www.freebsd.org \u/ | K Desktop Environment on FreeBSD | http://freebsd.kde.org --------------enig8C7EF88DF4BA259B4593726B Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3-nr1 (Windows 2000) Comment: Using GnuPG with Netscape - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE/n+erXhc68WspdLARAlfPAJ4kxeMf3cHxP4HYGumtJ8AtJun9cgCePzoI epmQ+TTImsCrv5Zfbqs69zc= =O+Yf -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig8C7EF88DF4BA259B4593726B--
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