Re: IPv4 and IPv6
> Probably true, but then we'd also still be having to work around some of the issues that are "solved" in IPv6
Yes, fair enough, but at least those were familiar problems which already had a solution or at least a workaround. I think I would have opted for a more gradual evolution, given the chance.
> Perhaps part of the problem is that there isn't a good online tutorial (at least I haven't found one) that can take someone with "basic IPv4 skills" and take them gently through a controlled learning process.
Nearly eighteen years on since RFC2460 was published, makes you wonder why indeed, doesn't it?