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IPv6 20th birthday with 10% global penetration

Here’s some not so light coffee time reading on IPv6 – IPv6 non-alternatives: DJB’s article, 13 years later – an article that links, among other things to this Ars Technica article, which features some IPv6 statistics. Summary? Sure. IPv6 RFC celebrates 20 year birthday this month with 10% global penetration.

Exponential growth year-on-year is good. But the absolute numbers aren’t so bright yet. Especially considering some of the areas where it wasn’t so successful.

Python Introduction, Resources and FAQs

If one your New Year’s resolutions was learning Python programming language, I’ve got a resource for you – “Python Introduction, Resources and FAQs” – an excellent list of resources from online tutorials and tools to books and videos.

Linux and open source have won

I knew this would happen for a long time. I knew it happened. But even if that’s nothing new, it’s still nice to hear – “Linux and open source have won, get over it“:

In 2015, Microsoft embraced Linux, Apple open-sourced its newest, hottest programming language, and the cloud couldn’t run without Linux and open-source software. So, why can’t people accept that Linux and open source have won the software wars?

This is a huge and import change in technology, which has major affect on the rest of the world. It’s nice to know that I’ve played a small part in that.