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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 ryanbraganza »

backspace wrote: post #36
skrebbel wrote: post #24

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?

Couldn't agree with you more. I can't even fathom how ludicrous this idea is. What possible reason is there for a language to have a TLD? Let's make custom TLDs for .py, .java, .c, .h, .php... really? Really?

I can't wait for the .bash_profile tld to become available.

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

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Post by olefoo »

backspace wrote: post #36
skrebbel wrote: post #24

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?

Couldn't agree with you more. I can't even fathom how ludicrous this idea is. What possible reason is there for a language to have a TLD? Let's make custom TLDs for .py, .java, .c, .h, .php... really? Really?

Ummm, the country of Paraguay already has the .py cctld, and they are somewhat picky about who they hand domains out to (residents and nationals only basically), which is why you don't see a bunch of programmers with vanity domains that are python in-jokes.

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

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Post by icebraining »

Gravityloss wrote: post #48

One more reason it's not a good idea: For example if .html was a top level domain, it would be harder to know if you're looking at a domain or a file. You could still deduce it from the surrounding strings, but why do you want to complicate what's working perfectly as it is? How about .exe, .app, .txt, .htm... maybe ultimately petition to allow punctuation and forward slash in domain names.

The concept of files in URLs is an illusion. A bare '/' may serve JS content and a /test.css may serve a JPG image. The path is just a string with no special meaning.

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

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Post by seabee »

alexis-d wrote: post #43
jensnockert wrote: post #13

I tried doing this before the rules were public, the reasons why I stopped 1. Two-letter TLDs are reserved for countries. 2. The $200k isn't the actual cost, it is only what you need to pay for an initial review, you won't get the money back if something is found to be wrong with your application or if they dislike your TLD.

1. Except the .eu I guess (otherwise I agree).

Give it time...!

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

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Post by saraid216 »

kaerast wrote: post #18
LaRakel wrote: post #6

Aren't two letter domains reserved for countries?

So the fix for this then is to start our own country. I hear there's some unclaimed land in Africa which would do nicely - http://www.neatorama.com/2010/02/05/earths-last-frontier-the...

Maybe micronations count as countries?

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

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Post by ojr »

ilikepi wrote: post #35
skrebbel wrote: post #24

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?

I agree. Further, regarding this bit from the "Why?" section of the README: > Okay, this is kind of a vanity TLD, but we freaking build the web every day... Shouldn't we have a TLD that JS hackers control? Why are "JS hackers" being targeted specifically? Why not also Ruby, Python, PHP, .NET, and Perl hackers? Why not also HTML and CSS hackers? Why not also designers (.psd perhaps)? Why not dozens of new TLDs so that…

javascript is more of the lingua franca of the web

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

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Post by EmielMols »

ilikepi wrote: post #45
kingkilr wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Probably because .py is paraguay, .pl is poland, .net is ... whatever.

Sure, but there's no .rb ccTLD, and since 4-, 5-, and 6- letter gTLDs exist, we could certainly have Kickstarter campaigns for .php, .html, .css, .perl, etc. I guess .NET hackers are screwed though.

They're probably less screwed, cause they can register their domain today, provided it's still available.
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