Re: [Wikimedia-l] Update on IPv6

2012-06-02 Thread MZMcBride
John Du Hart wrote: On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 7:08 PM, Risker risker...@gmail.com wrote: Erik, what time is this scheduled to go live?  And on which projects? Please be specific here. I am gravely concerned about the privacy issues that are attached to IPv6 IP addresses, as they are in many

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Update on IPv6

2012-06-02 Thread Tim Starling
On 02/06/12 05:04, Hersfold wrote: I'm very concerned that this is what's going to happen with the IPv6 change - something major is going to fail, and the wiki will become inaccessible, or some major security feature (blocking or protection, for example) will be rendered inoperable, leaving

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Update on IPv6

2012-06-02 Thread Erik Moeller
Hi Risker et al, a few important points: * IPv6 adoption is still below 1% globally [1]. * It's likely that we'll encounter network-level issues well before we hit application-level issues during limited production testing. * In the event that we manage to resolve all issues, it's likely that

[Wikimedia-l] Myth Busted Re: TomTom does a Britannica

2012-06-02 Thread Kim Bruning
On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 08:08:21AM -0400, Anthony wrote: The difference is that Wikipedia is usable in the real world, whereas OSM, for the most part, is not. OSMAndroid is fully usable for satnav in the real world. It includes enough data on streets, buildings and POI's to find what you

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Update on IPv6

2012-06-02 Thread Anthony
On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 8:49 AM, Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.com wrote: On 2 June 2012 13:44, Anthony wikim...@inbox.org wrote: On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 7:27 PM, John Du Hart compwhi...@gmail.com wrote: What personal information do you think is contained in an IPv6 address? Don't they

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Update on IPv6

2012-06-02 Thread Leslie Carr
On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 6:13 AM, Anthony wikim...@inbox.org wrote: On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 8:49 AM, Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.com wrote: On 2 June 2012 13:44, Anthony wikim...@inbox.org wrote: On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 7:27 PM, John Du Hart compwhi...@gmail.com wrote: What personal

[Wikimedia-l] Larry Sanger rides again

2012-06-02 Thread Milos Rancic
Fortunately, average Slashdotter is not a moron [1], like he is. Does anyone know does he have some new project which needs promotion in media? And may WMF give some money to him, not to mess around? [1]

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Update on IPv6

2012-06-02 Thread Birgitte_sb
On Jun 2, 2012, at 5:06 AM, Erik Moeller e...@wikimedia.org wrote: Moving towards full IPv6 support is part of our responsibility as a good Internet citizen, and this has been in the works for a long time. It's never been an option not to do this as IPv4 addresses are being

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Update on IPv6

2012-06-02 Thread Kat Walsh
On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 5:12 PM, Erik Moeller e...@wikimedia.org wrote: Hi all, June 6, 2012 is IPv6 Day ( http://www.worldipv6day.org/ ). The goal of this global event is to move more ISPs, equipment manufacturers and web services to permanent adoption of IPv6. We're planning to do limited

Re: [Wikimedia-l] TomTom does a Britannica

2012-06-02 Thread Kim Bruning
On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 09:29:19AM -0400, Anthony wrote: I just tried osmand. I can't even figure out how to put in an address. WFM (Works For Me)? Also routing is not mapping. It looks like the android coders could still improve their routing algorithms a bit. As long as you take that into

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Larry Sanger rides again

2012-06-02 Thread Seth Finkelstein
Whatever one thinks of Larry Sanger's campaign regarding sexual material on Wikipedia or Commons, and I'm not endorsing everything he says, it should be clear from examination that he holds his views sincerely. Personally attacking him along the lines of being malicious and insincere,

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Larry Sanger rides again

2012-06-02 Thread Thomas Dalton
On 2 June 2012 23:33, Seth Finkelstein se...@sethf.com wrote:        Whatever one thinks of Larry Sanger's campaign regarding sexual material on Wikipedia or Commons, and I'm not endorsing everything he says, it should be clear from examination that he holds his views sincerely. Personally