Re: [gentoo-user] IPv6 not ready here; Hmmm

[Joost Roeleveld <joost@antarean.org>]

On Friday 10 June 2011 16:30:16 Alan McKinnon wrote:
> Apparently, though unproven, at 15:17 on Friday 10 June 2011, Joost
> Roeleveld
> 
> did opine thusly:
> > On Friday 10 June 2011 17:08:40 Pandu Poluan wrote:
> > > On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 14:22, Joost Roeleveld <joost@antarean.org> 
wrote:
> > > > On Friday 10 June 2011 08:52:15 Pandu Poluan wrote:
> > > >> -original message-
> > > >> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] IPv6 not ready here; Hmmm
> > > >> From: Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gentoo@gmail.com>
> > > >> Date: 2011-06-10 03:52
> > > >> 
> > > >> >And another bonus is that there are plenty of
> > > >> 
> > > >> funny things we can spell in hexadecimal. ;)
> > > >> 
> > > >> While I'm sure I'll tag the C001:D00D address for my
> > > >> workstation, I'm not sure upper management will appreciate me
> > > >> naming some servers DEAD:BEEF or BAD:D06 or A55:401E ... :-P
> > > > 
> > > > Although, why reserve those for servers instead of said
> > > > management? ;)
> > > 
> > > There's playing with fire, and there's playing with FIRE. :D
> > 
> > Considering I regularly play with Nitro mixtures and sharp blades
> > spinning around through the air, playing with FIRE isn't too bad :)
> > 
> > Besides, how many managers do you have that actually check the
> > IP-addresses the DHCP server gives their machines "randomly"? :)
> 
> You have managers that know what an IP address is?
> 
> Wow....

It is mentioned in some magazines on occasion....
Although IP is usually translated to "Intellectual Person" by some and an IP-
address is the address of that person ;)

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Joost