Re: Default value of net.ipv6.bindv6only should revert to 0

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Subject: Re: Default value of net.ipv6.bindv6only should revert to 0
From: Felipe Sateler <fsateler@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:15:27 -0400
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On 12/04/10 14:34, Salvo Tomaselli wrote:

Java assumed you wanted the second bug.  BSD picked the first bug.  We
>  have to pick one or the other.  Neither choice is attractive.

No, java assumed the*POSIX default behaviour*. Why is the word*default*  so
difficult to understand?
It means: "an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is
specified".


It means your application must not fail if the default is changed.

Saludos,
Felipe Sateler

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