> On Sep 24, 2015, at 07:49, Giancarlo Razzolini <grazzol...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Em 24-09-2015 08:36, Stuart Henderson escreveu: >> What is the purpose of IPv6? The main purpose that I see is "ability to >> continue getting internet addresses after v4 runout". (If it had been left >> at that and didn't change a bunch of other things at the same time, perhaps >> more people would be using it already). > > This sure is the purpose now. Short term. But one of the main reasons > the address space is so large, is for every connected device be > accessible from every other.
Another consideration that has entered the picture since that idea came out, though, is how much easier it will be in the non-NAT world for advertisers or whomever to track individuals' behaviour. Not everyone likes that.