We’ve frequently linked to DistroWatch for their coverage of Linux package and release announcements. Now an anonymous reader writes: The DistroWatch website introduced IPv6 support on Friday and the new protocol has been getting a lot of attention. “Over 8% of our traffic this weekend came from IPv6 addresses,” commented DistroWatch contributor Jesse Smith. “It was a pleasant surprise, we were not expecting that many people would be using IPv6 yet.” When asked why DistroWatch enabled IPv6 access to their server at this time, Smith answered: “Partly it was an experiment to see how much interest there was in IPv6. Partly it was because it is a little embarrassing (in 2016) to have a technology focused website that is not making use of IPv6.”

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Source: Slashdot – DistroWatch Finally Adds Support For IPv6