Eu.org, free domain names since 1996

Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jun 07, 2022, 7:31 AM UTC

usr1106 wrote: post #16

SuperCuber wrote: post #6

Looks like they are providing subdomains and sub-subdomains, not domains.

What's the difference for an end user except for the extra dot? Isn't that the same with co.uk or com.au? Americans may find that inconvenient, more radical tongues call it a sign of US imperialism that .com is often associated with the home for US companies. Right, technically and probably legally there was a list of domains that you cannot register because they act as a "top-level" like co.uk. Not sure how official…

Post by ricardo81 » Tue, Jun 07, 2022, 7:36 AM UTC

usr1106 wrote: post #16

SuperCuber wrote: post #6

Looks like they are providing subdomains and sub-subdomains, not domains.

What's the difference for an end user except for the extra dot? Isn't that the same with co.uk or com.au? Americans may find that inconvenient, more radical tongues call it a sign of US imperialism that .com is often associated with the home for US companies. Right, technically and probably legally there was a list of domains that you cannot register because they act as a "top-level" like co.uk. Not sure how official…

Post by mkmk3 » Tue, Jun 07, 2022, 7:38 AM UTC

iso1631 wrote: post #17

josephcsible wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

With traditional ownership, you can pay a lump sum of money for something up front, and then it's yours forever unless you decide to get rid of it. With domains, you have to keep paying over and over or your "ownership" gets revoked.

Ownership rights vary from culture to culture and from country to country. Even in the US you don't get to own something forever, you get to own it until someone takes it off you to build a shopping mall for example. In most countries, leased property is often referred to as "owned", yet you have to keep paying over and over to renew that lease.

Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jun 07, 2022, 7:40 AM UTC

nix23 wrote: post #13

logifail wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> What traditional sense? In the sense of renting != owning

Na it's not really true, you don't rent it (the name), you pay for the administrative work, you still ~have the namerights, like google.com...they own that name, because they are the "creator" of it.

Post by thepangolino » Tue, Jun 07, 2022, 7:43 AM UTC

josephcsible wrote: post #8

IshKebab wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What traditional sense?

With traditional ownership, you can pay a lump sum of money for something up front, and then it's yours forever unless you decide to get rid of it. With domains, you have to keep paying over and over or your "ownership" gets revoked.