pTLA request for MICROSOFT - review closes 2 January 2002

[Byron Sorgdrager]

> > > > MICROSOFT has requested a pTLA allocation. The open review period for 
this
> > > > will close 2 January 2002. Please send your comments to me or the list.
> > > >
> > > > <http://whois.6bone.net/cgi-bin/whois?microsoft>
> > >
> > > Not to be petty, but this stanza jumps out as a potentially historic
> > > note.  We will hope that MS does not live up to their long earned
> > > reputation for not playing with others  (http, kerberos, DNS, DDNS,
> > > DHCP and others leap to mind).

By sheer marketing power alone, microsoft could make the world take note 
of ipv6 and start getting people more geared towards it's rollout ... 

"Windows v6 - 128bit enhanced internet power at your fingertips" <- Buy 
it NOW !!! *grin*

This forum is designed to help people test/play/tinker with ipv6 - and 
this is exactly what microsoft wants to do ...

I say, let them play ... at least under the 6bone banner, we can still 
maybe try and sort out some potential hiccups before they hit the market 
with buggy inet software ... which i believe is the point behind 6bone ? 
- creating a stable enough environment for ipv6 to implement it ?

As for me, I'll stick to OpenSource: Linux :)



Just my 00000010 worth ...

Byron Sorgdrager