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False meme image that says “bad news ipv4 fans. linus torvalds has announced removing ipv4 support from the linux kernel after the maintainers of the network stack got into a fight over WHAT KIND OF HRT gives the best results. this incident will impact 5 billion people and will make 95% of all network equipment on Earth binnable.” with fake screenshots of the linux kernel mailing list a girl calling another one a slur from 4chan over HRT choices and Linus Torvalds saying he will drop IPv4 support and asking the maintainers to learn to shut the fuck up.

Source: https://rivals.space/@deuxnise/115032302416832519

    • JasonDJ@lemmy.zip
      1931·
      7 天前

      I’m glad that Linus clarified that it was High Resolution Timers. I was honestly thinking they were arguing about Hormone Replacement Therapy.

          • Flipper@feddit.orgEnglish
            20·
            6 天前

            There is the rule number one of the linux kernel: “We don’t break userspace.” Linux has refused fixes for buggy behavior in the past because of this rule. This would most certainly break userspace.

            Also the alt text of the original image states this is fake.

    • lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
      14·
      7 天前

      Thanks for the alt text & transcript in OP. It’s missing here, though.

      Transcript

      From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
      To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
      Subject: [RFC] Remove IPv4 support from kernel, effective next merge window
      Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2025 10:42:00 -0700
      Message-ID: <20250815-drop-ipv4@linux-foundation.org>

      Hey folks,

      After yet another deeply technical and entirely calm discussion about HRT (High-Resolution Timers) that somehow devolved into 200+ replies, personal insults, and at least one GIF of a raccoon, I have decided it’s time to take drastic measures.

      Effective next merge window, we will be removing IPv4 support from the kernel. This will both (a) resolve the maintainers’ scheduling disputes, and (b) force the world into the IPV6 utopia we were promised back in 1998.

      If you need IPv4 after this point, you can either:

      • run an ancient kernel from before the change (good luck with the bugs), or
      • rewrite your applications to use IPv6 and learn to love colons in your addresses.

      Yes, I realize this will break roughly *everything *.
      No, I don’t care. I have already switched all my machines to IPv6-only, except for the toaster, which unfortunately still insists on using a 192. 168. x. x address. The toaster will be replaced.

      If you disagree with this decision, I suggest you take it up with the HRT maintainers. But please keep it civil this time. (Or at least keep the raccoon GIFs under 1MB.)

      - Linus

      • thedruid@lemmy.world
        41·
        7 天前

        What a bunch of babies. They can’t work together so they make the world suffer.

        Got it

        Edit. I looked. It’s a joke. They got me. I’m leaving this to show my shame