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Kickstarter for a JavaScript top level domain (.js TLD)

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Re: Kickstarter for a JavaScript top level domain (.js TLD)

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Post by opendomain »

Getting a TLD up and running would cost a LOT more than $200k - you have to create a SRS registrar, billing, email systems, security, Who Is, etc.

You may be able to subcontract these to SrsPlus (like I do) or OpenSRS, but you would still have to go through $50k bond and testing.

I have been thinking of this for quite some time and have some great ideas of how a dot JS should work. Please contact me Ric @ my account dot org

Re: Kickstarter for a JavaScript top level domain (.js TLD)

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Post by jpsirois »

ozten wrote: post #15

There are two blockers: https://github.com/ozten/TLD.js/issues/23 https://github.com/ozten/TLD.js/issues/8 This isn't viable for submission as a Kickstarter w/o resolving those issues. As @jensnockert and @LaRakei have pointed out here. Creative solution? Please comment on the issues :)

I know about both issues but what I would like to mention is more the initiative of a Kickstarter campaign for this kind of developer’s common concerns.

I really love the idea to ask everyone to solve everyone’s problems.

Re: Kickstarter for a JavaScript top level domain (.js TLD)

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Post by skrebbel »

Why do we even think about this? Custom TLDs are a farce, a way to shake companies and nonprofits out of money without any added value, neither technologically, nor in terms of marketing/communication. Everybody knows that, right? Didn't we all conclude that when the ICANN announced it? Aren't "we", the hacker crowd, supposed to be above this?

Re: Kickstarter for a JavaScript top level domain (.js TLD)

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Post by slig »

ozten wrote: post #17
webXL wrote: post #4

I think this would only be worthwhile if you could do this:

Very cool. You could also do: And keep / as an informative website.

I can't tell if your you're joking or not. Linking to the latest version is a very nice way to break your app automatically.

Re: Kickstarter for a JavaScript top level domain (.js TLD)

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Post by digitalsushi »

jessedhillon wrote: post #7
gfosco wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It costs ~200k to buy a TLD, so if they are not funded they will obviously not be applying for the TLD.

The fee is only to apply -- the application would still need approval before this becomes a TLD. The fee is not refunded in the case of denial.

Crimony. For 200,000 dollars you can get the finest silks and fanciest hats and the blackest boots for a moment with the king.

Or you can buy 200,000 dollars worth of attention from already-upset people and start your own peer based DNS resolution service.

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