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db48xyesterday at 10:01 PM2 repliesview on HN

Your computer, and every other computer on the planet, already supports the entire IPv6 spec. There is no subset.


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yjftsjthsd-htoday at 2:25 AM

I'm typing this on a computer running Android, which means it doesn't support DHCPv6. I would describe it as supporting a subset of IPv6 functionality.

ChrisMarshallNYyesterday at 10:06 PM

Well, we'll have to see what all the "in-between" bits do. There's a lot in it, that will require implementation by countless layers of routers, switches, caches, firewalls, etc.

Look at Bluetooth, for an example, or TIFF.

I printed out the Bluetooth spec once, just for Ss and Gs. It was over 2,000 pages (double-sided).

I once tried writing a fully-compliant TIFF reader. Didn't go so well.

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