Kickstarter for a JavaScript top level domain (.js TLD)
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Re: Kickstarter for a JavaScript top level domain (.js TLD)
#2Not totally sure how the fundraising process for a TLD works. Can you buy whatever TLD you want? Can I get david.shaw? That would be awesome.
The problem is that even if you get 'jsfounder' status with your donation, there's no guarantee you'll actually get anything other than your name on a petition.
It's a cool idea, and I support lots and lots of TLDs (as they allow creative domain names other than .com et al), but this seems like it might be a sneaky way to raise some capital without having to do anything.
edit: furthermore, do these passionate individuals plan to not organize the petition if they aren't funded?
Re: Kickstarter for a JavaScript top level domain (.js TLD)
#3Not totally sure how the fundraising process for a TLD works. Can you buy whatever TLD you want? Can I get david.shaw? That would be awesome. The problem is that even if you get 'jsfounder' status with your donation, there's no guarantee you'll actually get anything other than your name on a petition. It's a cool idea, and I support lots and lots of TLDs (as they allow creative domain names other than .com et al), bu…
It costs ~200k to buy a TLD, so if they are not funded they will obviously not be applying for the TLD.
Re: Kickstarter for a JavaScript top level domain (.js TLD)
#4I think this would only be worthwhile if you could do this:
Re: Kickstarter for a JavaScript top level domain (.js TLD)
#5This is extremely stupid. would it be mongodb.js? or mongodb.c++ mongodb.oss mongodb.foss mongodb.nosql or mongodb.webtwozeroishstuff ? We don't need more fragmentation.
I guess the next thing they want after .biz is .cool .startup .awesome and .hip . This is not how TLDs (should) work!
Re: Kickstarter for a JavaScript top level domain (.js TLD)
#6Aren't two letter domains reserved for countries?
Re: Kickstarter for a JavaScript top level domain (.js TLD)
#7Not totally sure how the fundraising process for a TLD works. Can you buy whatever TLD you want? Can I get david.shaw? That would be awesome. The problem is that even if you get 'jsfounder' status with your donation, there's no guarantee you'll actually get anything other than your name on a petition. It's a cool idea, and I support lots and lots of TLDs (as they allow creative domain names other than .com et al), bu…
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.
Re: Kickstarter for a JavaScript top level domain (.js TLD)
#8While it would be cool to have a .js TLD, that 200k would be better spent developing a system that doesn't revolve around a centralized entity to manage DNS.
Re: Kickstarter for a JavaScript top level domain (.js TLD)
#9I think this would only be worthwhile if you could do this:
What would the source at js.js/js.js be?
Re: Kickstarter for a JavaScript top level domain (.js TLD)
#10This is extremely stupid. would it be mongodb.js? or mongodb.c++ mongodb.oss mongodb.foss mongodb.nosql or mongodb.webtwozeroishstuff ? We don't need more fragmentation. I guess the next thing they want after .biz is .cool .startup .awesome and .hip . This is not how TLDs (should) work!
I guess it would be mongo.db. But it really should be none of those. How would anyone create/enforce rules that would accurately limit the usage to what they are proposing? What is the validation for whether a project is or is not a JavaScript or NodeJS project?