Subj : IPv6
To   : Michiel van der Vlist
From : Bj”rn Felten
Date : Fri Nov 29 2013 22:38:12

 MvdV> Unlkikely. Win XP is nearing the end of the support cycle. It is
 MvdV> unlikely we will see any more significant changes for it.

   That's actually a myth, that Microsoft wants the world to believe. Win XP is now so perfect it can be. The last numbers I saw showed that still almost 40% of all computers use it.

   Maybe it's not maintained by MS any more, but I still see lots of new developments for it. So I still haven't given up hope.

 MvdV> Not so likely either. The Linux guys just love text based configuration
 MvdV> files.

   Amen to that. Already when I first started using linux (Red Hat 2 I think it was) 15 or so years ago, I said in various news groups, that the linux world would never make it unless they made more GUI support.

   Now, with especially Ubuntu, they've come a long way. But they are still at least 20 years behind compared to all the newer OSs.

 MvdV> What I am still hoping for is IPv6 support for Irex. Perhaps if we all
 MvdV> started nagging Charles about releasing the source? ....

   Don't hold your breath. I've been nagging JoHo for more than a decade now about releasing the source for FrontDoor, that could easily have been converted to a fully fledged Windows program, but to no avail.

   Those old guys obviously don't want anyone to show that their product could be made even better...?

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