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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by carrylex@lemmy.world to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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People have been asking for IPv6 Support on GitHub since years (probably a decade by now)

... and someone even got so annoyed that they decided to setup a dedicated website for checking this: https://isgithubipv6.live/

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[-] RecluseRamble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 45 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Why should we care? So address space may run out eventually - that's our ISPs' problem.

Other than that I actually don't like every device to have a globally unique address - makes tracking even easier than fingerprinting.

That's also why my VPN provider recommends to disable IPv6 since they don't support it.

[-] MrRazamataz@lemmy.razbot.xyz 29 points 3 months ago

Because people in countries with ISPs that are unable to provide IPv4 (e.g. too expensive) can't access GitHub easily.

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