Bug#172962: IPv6 support (more info)

[Fabio Massimo Di Nitto <fabbione@fabbione.net>]

I hope this will make some things more clear about the IPv6 status.

x.org just claims that R6.7 will support it. I wasn't able to access their
cvs, possibly my fault) so im do not know their real status.

xfree86.org placed 4.3.0 in features freeze the 30th of Novemeber so
basically it means that IPv6 will not be included until a 4.3.x (or
whatever it will be called) release and the actual code (except from
libxml2) does not have ipv6.

At this point in time I would suggest to proceed with inclusion and be
ready to merge with 4.3.0, test and send upstream. More than rejecting the
patches I do not see any other simple solution in a short term. Of course
we can just wait and see but of course the final decision is up to
Branden.

Thanks to everyone for the suggestions.
Fabio

PS I was not able to search too much on INRIA and on the university of
Paris (as suggested) for the simple reason that 99% of the pages I found
are in french. Sorry but it is not my language. Of course I will be glad
to receive information if someone can do that for me.