Re: focussing energies

[David Meyer <dmm@1-4-5.net>]

On Mon, Mar 15, 2004 at 09:03:02PM +0200, EricLKlein wrote:
>> From: "Alain Durand" <Alain.Durand@Sun.COM>
>> >
>> > a) the best model is to get ISPs to deploy IPv6 to their customer. No
>> > transition mechanism is better
>> > than anything else. Most ISPs won't do it unless there is strong
>> > motivation:
>> > - political mandate to do so
>> > - political incentive (like tax break)
>> > - customer asking for it
>> > The first two are outside the realm of IETF. The last one will only be
>> > driven by the new applications
>> > requiring/working better with IPv6. Nothing here that this wg can do
>> > about.
>> >
>> Just keep in mind that some governments have mandated that all services be
>> transitioned to IPv6 by fixed dates (off the top of my head I know that
>> Japan and the EU have mandated dates) but I am not sure what the penalties
>> are for failing to meet these mandates.

Good point: So make that revenue stream or governmental mandate. 

Dave