I've been a little busy this spring, but I am interested in the IPv6 transition (at work, too) and missed this here as well.
I don't object as Anne is here, but I'm not doing the work she's doing on project either. -george On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 5:35 PM, John <phoenixoverr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Multiple sign posts January 17 this year. There was also a May 2011 > foundation announcement along with countless other notes > > On Friday, June 1, 2012, Risker wrote: > >> I've got about 18 months worth of Wikitech-L in my archives, and there are >> two threads that talk about IPv6; one from March, that didn't provide a lot >> of information, and this one. There may be others, but they're not popping >> up on my search. >> >> Forgive me for failing to read this week's signpost from cover to cover >> yet; it refers to the previous coverage from June 2011, and quotes Erik >> Moeller from some unknown and unspecified source. I don't know where he >> told "the community" that. Do you? >> >> Risker >> >> On 1 June 2012 20:10, John <phoenixoverr...@gmail.com <javascript:;>> >> wrote: >> >> > Wow Risker, you obviously don't read any mailing lists/ blogs or sign >> > posts. I just did a quick search of my email records for wiki tech and >> ipv6 >> > the first result that I see is from July 2007. Almost 5 years ago, I also >> > remember a big push last year about this same time for ipv6. >> > >> > On Friday, June 1, 2012, Risker wrote: >> > >> > > Indeed, a long time. Discussed on Mediawiki and bugzilla; it's not even >> > > discussed on Wikitech-L. Neither of which 99.99999% of users, >> including >> > > many volunteer developers, have time to follow. This is not just a >> > > technical change, it's a cultural one. >> > > >> > > I've long stood up for the Engineering Department when it is making >> > changes >> > > that have only minor effects on the public face of the project; I know >> > that >> > > sometimes users can be hyperactive about minor points. But this isn't >> a >> > > minor point. I'd compare it to Vector - something that there was >> > longterm, >> > > active communication about throughout its development cycle, with lots >> of >> > > outreach to volunteer developers and to the community, and >> opportunities >> > to >> > > test things out. >> > > >> > > I can't stand up for them this time, though. It's not even discussed >> well >> > > on Mediawiki, and is mostly in passing on the Roadmap.[1] And the few >> > > community-based questions that have come up, specifically on Erik's >> meta >> > > userpage, have not been given the courtesy of a reply. >> > > >> > > Risker >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > [1] http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Roadmap >> > > >> > > On 1 June 2012 19:35, David Gerard <dger...@gmail.com >> > > <javascript:;><javascript:;>> >> > > wrote: >> > > >> > > > On 2 June 2012 00:08, Risker <risker...@gmail.com >> > > > <javascript:;><javascript:;>> >> > wrote: >> > > > >> > > > Fully enabling IPv6 has been coming a *long* time - over a year, with >> > > > months of planning and work before even that - as Erik's first >> message >> > > > in this thread notes, and it was hardly a secret. Your objections may >> > > > be entirely too late - it is vanishingly unlikely that two years' >> > > > effort will suddenly be thrown away. Were you literally unaware until >> > > > now that this was in the works? >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > - d. >> > > > >> > > > _______________________________________________ >> > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list >> > > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org <javascript:;> <javascript:;> >> > > > Unsubscribe: >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l >> > > > >> > > _______________________________________________ >> > > Wikimedia-l mailing list >> > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org <javascript:;> <javascript:;> >> > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Wikimedia-l mailing list >> > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org <javascript:;> >> > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list >> Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org <javascript:;> >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l >> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l -- -george william herbert george.herb...@gmail.com _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
