[cesarb]

I just spent more time than I should have reading these threads (a bigger and more interesting one starts at https://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/int-area/current/msg05...). Fascinating. The author:

- Understands that the proposal requires that "anything [that] will process a L3 packet" be upgraded to understand the new packet format, but seems to believe it's a simple matter of making the OS developers (which are "few") "push new updates globally".

- Seems to believe having the proposal ratified by the IETF is both necessary and sufficient for the proposal to be adopted everywhere.

Edit: the author is now requesting that the internet-draft be removed from the database: https://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/ietf/current/msg103018...