netdev - Re: [PATCH 00/19] netfilter: IPv6 NAT

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Message-ID: <5038233F.7000202@tomt.net>
Date:	Sat, 25 Aug 2012 02:58:39 +0200
From:	Andre Tomt <andre@...t.net>
To:	kaber@...sh.net
CC:	netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/19] netfilter: IPv6 NAT

On 09. aug. 2012 22:08, kaber@...sh.net wrote:
> The following patches contain an updated version of IPv6 NAT against
> Linus' current tree.

Hmmm. Looking in my crystal ball (hi #ipv6!), I predict that if this 
lands in mainline - and thus in consumer CPE/routers eventually - many 
ISP's will have little incentive to actually implement assigning of 
blocks to their consumer users like they "have to" today.

We have this wonderful chance of fixing a major problem with todays 
internet, but now we are going down this very slippery slope.

I do need this code for a experimental project myself, and acknowledge 
there may be some valid use cases, but I do not like the global 
implications one bit.

At least some big fat warnings please?

:-(
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