Re: [idn] Reality Check

["Eric A. Hall" <ehall@ehsco.com>]

> for some applications, ACE will be needed for the next twenty years.

Yes, this is why it is necessary for legacy support. It is not necessary
for moving forward, and will actively interfere with progress.

> we can't expect people to upgrade their applications en masse.
> nor would this make good operational sense.

We are expecting them to do it for ACE (so that it is usable anyway). We
might as well let them move to recent state-of-the-art when they do it.

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