In message <cfb0f4de-3e7e-4cc2-a491-3b0e9741c...@arbor.net>, "Dobbins, Roland" writes: > On Nov 29, 2012, at 12:18 AM, Bj=F8rn Mork wrote: > > > But I will absolutely refuse the idea that anyone incapable of getting > their application tested with IPv6 are able to create any useful > networking software. > > Who's talking about 'networking software'?
Read the Subject. > 'Networking software' is irrelevant for the vast majority of the > userbase. I'm talking about ordinary applications which do stupid things > like edit documents and calculate payroll runs. > > The main points I've taken away from this discussion is that a > non-trivial proportion of ISP operational personnel have no idea what > life is like within the enterprise organizations which are their > customers; that they have a grossly exaggerated view of the skillsets, > levels of engagement, and degrees of empowerment amongst run-of-the-mill > software developers; and that they are either incapable of or are > unwilling to step down from the rarified atmospheres of the technical > heights they inhabit relative to the hoi polloi and even attempt to > understand the constraints under which they operate. > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Roland Dobbins <rdobb...@arbor.net> // <http://www.arbornetworks.com> > > Luck is the residue of opportunity and design. > > -- John Milton > > -- Mark Andrews, ISC 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742 INTERNET: ma...@isc.org
