[j-nsp] CARP

[Chris Cappuccio]

I was reading through the list archives and noticed a comment,

"Please summarize on the list what you find out. I recognize that core
OpenBSD folks have more clues than I'll ever have, but I'm really annoyed
how childishly they behave, instead of writing draft describing CARP
and getting protocol number from IANA, you have to read CARP source
and fear the setup you've explained above.
 To more describe the anti-social behaviour they said they've chosen
protocol number not used by any relevant protocol, sigh."

Just so you know, 

1. the IANA was rude and dismissive in their response to OpenBSD's request
for a CARP protocol number (this is in spite of the protocol being documented
and implemented with a BSD license)

2. far from anti-social, OpenBSD's carp implementation currently uses a
protocol number far above anything the IANA has allocated so it won't clash
on people's existing networks or with future IANA protocols that are allocated



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