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    TranscriptFalse meme image that says "bad news ipv4 fans. linus torvalds has announced removing ipv4 support from the linux kernel after the maintainers of the network stack got into a fight over WHAT KIND OF HRT gives the best results. this incident will impact 5 billion people and will make 95% of all network equipment on Earth binnable." with fake screenshots of the linux kernel mailing list a girl calling another one a slur from 4chan over HRT choices and Linus Torvalds saying he will drop IPv4 support and asking the maintainers to learn to shut the fuck up.

    Source: https://rivals.space/@deuxnise/115032302416832519

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    [–] irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 239 points 1 week ago (25 children)
    [–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 200 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    I'm glad that Linus clarified that it was High Resolution Timers. I was honestly thinking they were arguing about Hormone Replacement Therapy.

    [–] zea_64@lemmy.blahaj.zone 87 points 1 week ago (1 children)

    Given the demographics of Linux devs, it probably would be the latter.

    [–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

    I know! It seemed totally plausible! There is a very odd discrepancy between that and the general population.

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    [–] PeachMan@lemmy.world 112 points 1 week ago (1 children)

    THE TOASTER WILL BE REPLACED.

    Fucking legendary quote from Linus.

    [–] irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 57 points 1 week ago (2 children)
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    [–] lemmyknow@lemmy.today 21 points 1 week ago (3 children)
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    [–] wolre@lemmy.world 124 points 1 week ago (1 children)

    Maybe this is the push that finally makes IPv6 go mainstream!

    [–] tal@lemmy.today 44 points 1 week ago (1 children)

    Nah, IPX is gonna take over.

    [–] Valmond@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago (3 children)
    [–] tal@lemmy.today 68 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internetwork_Packet_Exchange

    Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) is the network-layer protocol in the IPX/SPX protocol suite. IPX is derived from Xerox Network Systems' IDP. It also has the ability to act as a transport layer protocol.

    The IPX/SPX protocol suite was very popular through the late 1980s and mid-1990s because it was used by Novell NetWare, a network operating system. Due to Novell NetWare's popularity, IPX became a prominent protocol for internetworking.

    (Just to be clear, IPX is not going to take over, and my above comment was intended to be humorous.)

    [–] Valmond@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago (1 children)

    Let's fire up a token ring!

    (Thanks for the info)

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    [–] nonentity@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 week ago

    It’s IPv10, which binds IPv4 and IPv6 together (4+6=10), sometimes known as Dual Stack.

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    [–] rtxn@lemmy.world 82 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

    I need to inflict this reply upon others. It is so gloriously cursed out of context. And in context too.

    VoidZeroOne says: "are you coming for my bathtube full with pregnat horsey pee?"

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    [–] codexarcanum@lemmy.dbzer0.com 49 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    I'm kind of weirdly horny for Torvalds making unilateral decisions about long running controversies? Tell me what standards are best kernel daddy.

    Maybe next he can ban tabs and '\t' from Linux? Everyone indents with spaces now, debate over.

    [–] lemmyknow@lemmy.today 31 points 1 week ago (8 children)

    I'm sorry, WHAT? SPACES???

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    [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 47 points 1 week ago (1 children)

    I think it is more likely that 95% of network equipment supports IPv6

    [–] vaionko@sopuli.xyz 60 points 1 week ago (5 children)

    Except whatever brings internet to my apartment apparently

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    [–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 45 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    As long as IPv2 support remains intact, I'm good.

    /s

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    [–] kate@lemmy.uhhoh.com 41 points 1 week ago (7 children)

    A major ISP in the UK still doesn’t have any IPv6 support :( https://www.havevirginmediaenabledipv6yet.co.uk/

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    [–] Sibbo@sopuli.xyz 38 points 1 week ago (16 children)

    Is this real? I thought that Linus has improved his demeanor a bit in the recent years?

    [–] rtxn@lemmy.world 187 points 1 week ago (23 children)

    You can easily tell it's fake. Linus would never censor "fuck".

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    [–] coherent_domain@infosec.pub 47 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

    Linus have stated multiple times that he does not break user space, thus this quiet clearly cannot be real.

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    [–] b_tr3e@feddit.org 34 points 1 week ago (1 children)

    As a modest proposal, let's just kill anyone who disagrees. These troglodytes had long enough time to get on speed with the world and human progress cannot further afford individuals unwilling to adapt.

    Renewal! Progress! Electrification!

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    [–] krunklom@lemmy.zip 33 points 1 week ago (4 children)
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    [–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago (1 children)

    Please, at least 85% of that network equipment hasn't been updated in 30 years and they're not about to start now.

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    [–] MattTheProgrammer@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    I'm ignorant enough that I didn't realize this wasn't actually happening until I read the comments. My networking knowledge is piss poor haha.

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    [–] Humorless4483@lemmy.world 29 points 1 week ago

    My dream. IPv6 adoption would skyrocket to a degree unimaginable and those who don’t want to, will fall behind unless they move their asses and learn.

    [–] Centaur@lemmy.world 28 points 1 week ago

    You got me in the first half 😁

    [–] lightnegative@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago (7 children)

    Ipv4 is simpler and therefore easier for my brain to comprehend.

    I deliberately disable IPv6 on all the devices on my home network because it's really f**n annoying when some service tries to bind to localhost but picks up the IPv6 localhost instead of the IPv4 one

    [–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 57 points 1 week ago (26 children)

    I've encountered way too many administrators and network admins who swear that "IPv6 does nothing but cause trouble" but the truth is, the trouble it's causing is because you can't half-implement IPv6. You either roll it out to the whole network or you don't, and the longer you kick that can down the road the harder it's going to be.

    Basically too many professionals who haven't learned a new technology since 2005 and refuse to try new things keep holding the world back

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    [–] PlexSheep@infosec.pub 26 points 1 week ago

    I believed it for a moment

    [–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 26 points 1 week ago

    Do you want to play a game?

    [–] chraebsli@programming.dev 24 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    ipv6 is great for public networks/ wan or extreme large nets. but for a small local net, ipv4 is so much easier if you need to access a single device. if ipv6 is parallell too, great but I hope ipv4 wont be disabled/ non existens in the future bc of this

    [–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 41 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    I need to make sure you know this is a joke

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    [–] cley_faye@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago

    Maybe this will move my ISP to provide IPv6.

    [–] AA5B@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

    Something needed to happen here, we’ll see if even Torvalds has the power to kick massive telecom and consumer electronics conglomerates in the butt. It’s been too long.

    • My fiber provider started an early rollout of IPv6 like a decade abgo, and it’s been stalled out ever since.
    • I’m still seeing new consumer electronics being sold even though they’re IPv4 only.
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    [–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 18 points 1 week ago

    Well, if the Injection isn't the best option, you can always resort to patches.

    [–] yetAnotherUser@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 week ago (6 children)
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