[afripv6-discuss] [Lighter Note!] - Proof that IPv6 Enthusiasm is not Religion

[Mukom Akong T.]

> On 27 Jun 2014, at 4:58 PM, Loganaden Velvindron <loganaden at gmail.com> wrote:
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> The ipv6 autoconfiguration exposes around 6000 lines of code, which is
> a lot of code,
> if you compare it to the size of the arp code (approximately 200 lines
> of code).

Autoconfig from which codebase? Is it unreasonable to expect autoconfig to have more lines than arp which is actually more limited with respect to functionality ?


> The sheer complexity
> of IPv6 implementations raises quite a few questions about the
> security of IPv6.

The same can be said of any other complex mechanism. 

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> IPv6 implementors and spec writers need to think about auditing the
> IPv6 specs and codebases. Maybe it's time for KAME 2.0 :-)

Excellence isn't an act. I'm sure one way or the other, we'll get the protocol we want.

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>> Well, Andrew, Owen and a couple of others in the room were quite nice in
>> responding.
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>> All the time I sat there thinking.... and I came to a conclusion: I know for
>> sure IPv6 is not a religion and this (that group of enthusiasts) was not an
>> IPv6 cult because. The reason I'm sure is that the gentleman was not being
>> lynched!
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>> For it the group was indeed a cult, his statements would be considered
>> blasphemous and the response in pure religious fashion would have involved
>> some combination of pitchforks, fire, linking etc.  :D
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>> Although I admire the courage it takes a lot of courage (or something else)
>> to walk into the midst of a religious cult in full session and openly speak
>> against their deity.
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>> Keep calm and deploy IPv6 .... Sooner than later.
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>> ./shalom
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>> Mukom Akong T.
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