[OSM-talk] AAAA openstreetmap still doesn't use ipv6

[John Smith]

--- On Fri, 3/7/09, Russ Nelson <russ at cloudmade.com> wrote:

> It's possible, but it's pointless.  First, there is no
> IPv4 to IPv6  
> transition plan.  The two protocols don't
> coexist.  Second, unless you  

Ummmm huh? You can easily have both an IPv4 and IPv6 address on the same interface, alternatively you can use the IPv4 address as the IPv6 address.

> have an IPv4 address, you aren't on the Internet. 

What's that got to do with anything, in the coming few years home internet providers will start allocating IPv6 en masse, it's been talked about for years but from what I've seen lately with companies pushing for home router support and what not it's coming.

> Third, there are  
> MORE THAN ENOUGH IPv4 addresses to go around.  The
> problem is that  
> there is no price for IPv4 addresses.  They are
> priceless.  There is  
> no market for them.  Consequently, they are misvalued,
> misallocated,  
> and misplaced.

Yes and to a large extent IPv6 space is being wasted in a similar manner, but this isn't really related to OSM and is a typical straw man argument when everything else has failed.

> Okay, NOW is it completely clear that this subject is not
> on topic for  
> the Talk list?

What list would be suitable for this then?