on 09.08.2010 19:31, KP Kirchdoerfer wrote:
> Am Montag, 9. August 2010, 19:17:24 schrieb Andrew:
>> 09.08.2010 19:40, KP Kirchdoerfer пишет:
>>> SOHO applications and routers don't bother me.
>>> A possible solution is to enhance ipv6 where possible (we do it today
>>> with ipv6 enabled packages like dnsmasq) and where itwon't raise pb's if
>>> no ipv6 is available: For example a merged shorewall package with
>>> shorewall and shorewall6 is no pb without having ipv6 , cause you can
>>> disable shorewall6 in shorewall6.config (which is the default setting
>>> anyway). Similar moddb and moddb6 can be merged, its just about having
>>> the modules in one lrp, one can decide about modules to load in
>>> modules.conf - a usual task.
>>> I guess ip6tables will not cause harm on ipv4-only system, at least it
>>> was installed on my desktop without asking me if I do have ipv6 :)
>>>
>>> Looking through the package directory in buildenv, these are the three
>>> packages I have in mind.
>>>
>>> kp
>>
>> For therse packages, that will not cause any troubles when IPv6 is
>> disabled, it's possible to include IPv6 functionality into base
>> packages. But IMHO it'll be good to make global IPv6 flag somewhere in
>> config files - this will make future IPv4/IPv6 package merging easier
>> for end users.
>
> Sorry; I don't the idea, where a global flag can be useful. Maybe you can
> explain it more?
>
> I'm afraid that such a flag raises the users expectation that WE take care of
> enabling ipv6 whereever possible like module loading, enabling shorewall6, or
> other strange ideas....

There is already such a flag :-)
If ipv6 network modules are loaded then the system per definition
supports IPv6

I doubt though, that IPv6 is going to hit the road as quickly, but as
long as it does not hurt....

cheers

Erich


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