Yet another reason to move away from GoDaddy. They're making it way too easy now!
GoDaddy supports SOPA, redditor proposes "Move your Domain Day"
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#12This blog post from their lead lobbyist defending their support is absolutely grating.
http://rudysyndrome.com/2011/10/28/online-copyright-laws-won...
"Most of what we are seeing is either 1) rhetoric, 2) regurgitated lobbying spin, 3) criticism of language we have already fixed, or 4) retweets by people who like to steal music and buy fake, but cheap, goods."
Ugh.
(oBDisclaimer: I work for a registrar that unequivocally supports the Open Internet."
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#13Godaddy has to be one of the least trustworthy domain registrars I have heard of and I am surprised that people still use them. I guess their crass commercials must be drawing in the customers.
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#14I would expect that SOPA on the whole would discourage domain registration and the general development of web properties amongst the masses so I'm a bit surprised GoDaddy supports it just from a business perspective.
Anyone care to enlighten me about what I'm missing here?
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#15I was just wondering... What if there is an unseen rational that trumps everything smart people have against SOPA?
Would it be possible to get a SOPA proponent to argue their position? At least those against it have itemized their reasons why. They could easily do a point by point argument.
PS: I am against SOPA.
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#16Please can we at least try to ensure HN doesn't go the way of Reddit?
I'm against SOPA as much as the next guy, but it's a moot issue. Browsers will just release new versions that use alternate DNS systems or get past any 'blocks'.
There's nothing uglier than an internet hate/protest mob.
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#17On one cheap Linode VPS instance I already have 5 websites hosted, plus a personal email server, plus several private git repositories, all for ~ $20 per month. I get my domains from other services, like namecheap.com; and good/cheap hosting for PHP stuff (and even Rails) can be found on DreamHost.com.
There really isn't any reason for anybody to use GoDaddy anymore, unless you're hunting for their coupons, but in this instance you really get what you pay for.
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#18I've been preaching about the evils of GoDaddy for many years now. The founder is a war-mongering, ultra right-wing POS.
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#19Serious question: Has anyone in the HN community actually bought anything from GoDaddy?
I find it difficult to imagine that any HN reader would. Was there ever an era when GoDaddy's reputation and service were respectable?
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#20I don't like GoDaddy any more than most others here, I'm sure. And I certainly hate the idea of SOPA. But don't a lot of big companies support it? In a quick Google search, I found this post referencing support by the Business Software Alliance, which includes Microsoft, Apple, and many others: http://thenextweb.com/insider/2011/11/17/which-tech-companie...
The BSA backed off SOPA support several weeks ago - the linked piece is from more than a month ago.
Its initial support did lead to a couple of firms quitting the BSA though, notably Kaspersky.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/11/even-the-bus...