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bad news ipv4 fans (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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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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[-] MattTheProgrammer@lemmy.world 13 points 3 hours ago

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.

[-] MissingGhost@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 hours ago

If you don't use IPv6, you are behind. For me the transition was so hard, it's a big step behind me, wouldn't want to do it again.

[-] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 hour ago

I still remember my network lecturer telling us how IPv6 was the future and how we were running out of IPs back in... 1997.

That same year, during my work placement, I was introduced to Squid and all sorts of network fuckery to compensate for those supposedly disappearing IPs.

[-] zululove@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 hours ago

Honestly I need an AI to protect my data.

It’s too much atp

[-] kate@lemmy.uhhoh.com 26 points 11 hours ago

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

[-] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 4 points 4 hours ago

I still don't have an IPv6 address over 4G with Vodafone. I want to run a web server on my phone, isn't this a normal use case? Nat444 makes that pretty difficult, just let me use IPv6!

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

That's impressive

Scaling NAT is complex and expensive. They are literally making it harder

[-] purplemonkeymad@programming.dev 1 points 4 hours ago

Cabled from Vodafone is not much better, ip6 does auto configure from the router with a local address, so it at least supports it. but no routable ips yet.

[-] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Actually on someone else's network right now and think it's cabled Vodafone and I do have IPv6. Only got android to play with right now though, apparently Vodafone are tight bastards for the range of addresses you can get.

Edit: version of Android I am on only let's you set a static IPv4 address, what a shit operating system

[-] PlexSheep@infosec.pub 22 points 12 hours ago

I believed it for a moment

[-] Centaur@lemmy.world 22 points 13 hours ago

You got me in the first half 😁

[-] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 25 points 19 hours ago

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

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 hour ago

screams in salt typhoon

[-] krunklom@lemmy.zip 29 points 20 hours ago

IPv4 killed my parents.

[-] VitabytesDev@feddit.nl 2 points 52 minutes ago

Can confirm, I was IPv4

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 hour ago

I believe it

[-] Walk_blesseD@piefed.blahaj.zone 9 points 16 hours ago

Take your pills, Alice.

[-] cley_faye@lemmy.world 18 points 19 hours ago

Maybe this will move my ISP to provide IPv6.

[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 24 points 21 hours ago

Do you want to play a game?

[-] irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 215 points 1 day ago

Followup:

[-] Fedizen@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Truly a legend, if true

[-] PeachMan@lemmy.world 98 points 1 day ago

THE TOASTER WILL BE REPLACED.

Fucking legendary quote from Linus.

[-] irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 49 points 1 day ago

It's a shame it's fake.

[-] festnt@sh.itjust.works 10 points 19 hours ago

do you have proof that it's fake though

[-] Flipper@feddit.org 15 points 13 hours ago

There is the rule number one of the linux kernel: "We don't break userspace." Linux has refused fixes for buggy behavior in the past because of this rule. This would most certainly break userspace.

Also the alt text of the original image states this is fake.

[-] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 180 points 1 day ago

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 74 points 1 day ago

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

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[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 15 points 21 hours ago

What's a Gigahon?

[-] dandelion 20 points 19 hours ago

transphobic slur used on 4chan to refer to trans women who do not pass as cis women

also, injections are the best route of administration for estrogen

[-] festnt@sh.itjust.works 27 points 19 hours ago

also, injections are the best route of administration for estrogen

people like you are the reason we're losing IPv4 support on linux! (/s of course)

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