> 2) Philosophically, IPv6 and IPv4 are kind of like two religions, each > with its own believers. As long as the devotees of each focus on their > respective passion, the world will be peaceful. As soon as one camp imposes > its preference onto the other, friction starts. Unchecked, it can go even > worse. ... But, I digressed.
Think of IPv4 like 8-track tapes and IPv6 like a modern streaming service. Yes, you need more recent hardware than 1975 to play IPv6, but it still delivers the same basic services as IPv4, just better and with a bigger address space. IPv6 (or something) has to replace IPv4. Continuing to pretend that we can cobble IPv4 into a sustainable solution for a global internet going forward is just prolonging the pain. EZIP is just another failed attempt at pretending math can be overcome. Owen
