On Sun, 20 Jan 2002 15:07:48 +0100 (CET), [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Menedetter) wrote:
> Hi Sam! > 20 Jan 2002, "Sam Ewalt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> What happens when ipv6 takes over from the current ipv4? Will all >>> DOS-based Internet applications fall off the edge of the earth? > SE> What's ipv6? > The new (ok not that new) version of the internet protocol ... version 6. > Introduces some VERY interesting features. > 128 bit addresses instead of 32 bit IPv4 addresses > every TCP/IP stack HAS to support IPSec which is a good thing (tm) > (encrypted IP traffic) > Better support for QoS constraints > .... Bummer all around. You KNOW, that like js and all the other unnecessary stuff that gets jammed down our throats, our IP traffic WILL be converted to ipv6 and there will NOT be a DOS based browser for it. Ever. I, personally, will never use W9+ aplications no matter what they could do for me. Linux ? While I mind it a lot less than M$crap, any version that supports this new protocol (never mind telling me I can compile my own - I've got better things to do, believe it or not) will probably be only available in some horribly bloated 800Mb distribution requiring a microwave oven to run - most of what I hate about M$ software. > SE> Hey, why doesn't someone who knows what's what try porting Mozilla? > SE> Would that be a big deal to do? > YES > You would have to replace vital functions of real OSes with own code, > because DOS is not much more than a bootloader. Hehe.<G> > widget library, thread support, ... Laundromat, vacuum cleaner, mental capacity eliminator.... > SE> Sam Ewalt > CU, Ricsi - Clarence Verge - Back to using Arachne V1.62 ....
