Re: Comments on draft-thain-ipv8-01

Chris Box <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.ietf.general
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On Thu, 23 Apr 2026 at 08:28, Stewart Bryant <[email protected]>
wrote:

>
> > On 17 Apr 2026, at 12:57, Carsten Bormann <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > Most physics/mech journals have a rule that they don’t take perpetuum
> mobile submissions.
> > Maybe we need such a rule for Internet-Drafts about new IP versions…
> >
> Whilst I understand the concept, that would suggest that IPv6 was the
> perfect solution in perpetuity. Such concepts usually do not end well.
>
> Perpetual motion is contra to the laws of physics. IPv6 cannot rely on
> such a significant backstop.
>

Just a quick note to say that discussion about proposed new IP versions
should be directed to [email protected]. That's where Jamie's proposal has
moved to.

Discussions about IETF rules in general, of course are fine here.

Chris
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