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> Why don't you want every device to have a public IP?

What would be the advantage in it?

Trivially easy do direct connections between devices (if desired), no issues when creating VPNs between networks using private ranges.

What would be the disadvantage?

Well, the disadvantage would be that it would be really difficult to do direct connections between devices.

I don't want VPNs between private ranges.

I don't want publically-routable IP addresses on anything.

>> Why don't you want every device to have a public IP?

> What would be the advantage in it?

Not having to deal with ICE/TURN/STUN. Being able to develop P2P applications without having to build out that infrastructure (anyone remember Skype's "supernodes"?).

This is not something I ever want any device on my network to do.

It's about being able to run apps that can operate without have an HQ that needs to be phoned home to for operation, which is currently generally necessary with NAT.

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