[TriLUG] Adding to the list of topics: IPv6

[William Sutton]

Saying "Who needs telephones..." is a false generalization of what I said.  
What I said was that some of these devices might make sense for certain 
business purposes but otherwise aren't likely to interest the average 
person.  I still stand by that assessment.  I don't see where having 
IPv6-enabled appliances is really going to help the average person on the 
street.

Sure, for VoIP phones, it makes sense...but toasters?  refirgerators?  
HVAC?  PDAs?  I **REALLY** don't see the advantages, and I have yet to see 
any sort of logical argument to support that ("Golly gee, look at the 
whiz-bang future potential" doesn't count).

I'm not trying to be a stick in the mud, but I just don't see the need to 
put IP addresses on every gizmo that comes out of a factory.

William

On 22 Jan 2004, Jon Carnes wrote:

> On Thu, 2004-01-22 at 11:51, William Sutton wrote:
> > Just a few more questions for thought,,,
> 
> > Likewise the cell phone/laptop/pda/digital camera argument.  As someone 
> > pointed out, communication between the devices themselves can be 
> > accomplished via non-ip systems (bluetooth, irda, wires, rf, whatever).  
> > Cell phones can already connect online, so your personal mobile setup 
> > could be routed through one of the above protos to the cell and up to the 
> > tower.  I can see business applications where this might be desirable, 
> > but, again, for the average Joe I don't see it making sense.
> > 
> > William
> > 
> That's cool.  For you it doesn't make sense, and you wouldn't buy
> IP-enabled devices. The point isn't that they are good for you, but that
> without IPv6 they can't realistically exist.
> 
> "Who needs telephones, England has plenty of small boys to run messages"
> 
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