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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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    [–] wolre@lemmy.world 119 points 2 days ago (1 children)

    Maybe this is the push that finally makes IPv6 go mainstream!

    [–] tal@lemmy.today 40 points 2 days ago (1 children)
    [–] Valmond@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago (3 children)
    [–] tal@lemmy.today 61 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internetwork_Packet_Exchange

    Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) is the network-layer protocol in the IPX/SPX protocol suite. IPX is derived from Xerox Network Systems' IDP. It also has the ability to act as a transport layer protocol.

    The IPX/SPX protocol suite was very popular through the late 1980s and mid-1990s because it was used by Novell NetWare, a network operating system. Due to Novell NetWare's popularity, IPX became a prominent protocol for internetworking.

    (Just to be clear, IPX is not going to take over, and my above comment was intended to be humorous.)

    [–] Valmond@lemmy.world 30 points 2 days ago (1 children)

    Let's fire up a token ring!

    (Thanks for the info)

    [–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 2 points 21 hours ago

    Just got to wait your turn to get the packet

    [–] StuffYouFear@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

    I only got the joke due to starwars pod racer, thankyou pod racer! The ancient pc version allowed you to play upto 8 people on a local network, but box requirements states it needed to be IPX. I have a dream of making a 8 player VM machine in one portable box for parties

    [–] nonentity@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 day ago

    It’s IPv10, which binds IPv4 and IPv6 together (4+6=10), sometimes known as Dual Stack.

    [–] Peffse@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

    What's IPX?

    I once asked my college professor of computer networking to explain IPX to me and this was the response I got.