Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:48:15 -0700 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: John Hay <jhay@meraka.org.za> Cc: Hiroki Sato <hrs@FreeBSD.org>, freebsd-rc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r197145 - in head: etc/defaults share/man/man5 Message-ID: <4AB1F7CF.3080905@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20090917040101.GA69461@zibbi.meraka.csir.co.za> References: <200909122222.n8CMMV3d099311@svn.freebsd.org> <4AB15FCE.70505@FreeBSD.org> <20090917040101.GA69461@zibbi.meraka.csir.co.za>
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John Hay wrote: > On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 02:59:42PM -0700, Doug Barton wrote: > ... >> Hiroki Sato wrote: >>> Author: hrs >>> Date: Sat Sep 12 22:22:31 2009 >>> New Revision: 197145 >>> URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/197145 >>> >>> Log: >>> The following changes are added because of >>> network_ipv6->rc.d/netif integration: >>> >>> - $ipv6_enable is now obsolete. Instead, IPv6 is enabled by >>> default if the kernel supports it, and $ipv6_network_interfaces >>> is "none" by default. If you want to use IPv6, define >>> $ipv6_network_interfaces and $ifconfig_xxx_ipv6. >> In general I have a problem with the idea of drastically changing the >> semantics of the current code when I can't see any real value in doing >> so. I object to this change specifically because on my laptop I really >> like having the ability to easily disable IPv6 when I am not on my >> home network. >> >> My preferred scenario would be something similar to what we have now, >> which is that if ipv6_enable is set that it takes the same list of >> interfaces as ipv4 (defaults to AUTO) and that rtadv is enabled by >> default for each of those interfaces. My feeling is that this not only >> significantly reduces POLA it will also more precisely fit the way >> that the vast majority of our users will actually use IPv6. > > Can we then have it default to ipv6_enable="YES" and let people who do > not want it, put ipv6_enable="NO" in their rc.conf? Most of the rest > of the world has changed that we and we were also there a few years > ago. (Yes I know because we run ipv6 at work and I can see how many > machines just work without people having to fiddle with it. On the > FreeBSD boxes you still have to go and enable it. :-((( ) Certainly, I agree that "enabled" should be the default. Sorry if I wasn't clear about that. Doug -- This .signature sanitized for your protection
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