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Why is there only one .org registry, anyway? There are multiple registries for .com. I hate to say it, but maybe domain names should be managed on a blockchain, so there's no central authority.
In many (most?) cases, there are multiple registrars, which is who the end customers use to “purchase” their domain from. The registrars (plural) register the domain with the registry (singular).
Why is there only one .org registry, anyway? There are multiple registries for .com. I hate to say it, but maybe domain names should be managed on a blockchain, so there's no central authority.
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Check out OpenNIC: https://www.opennic.org/
I posted this elsewhere a while ago but it's relevant to opennic, let me know if something is out-of-date or wrong: The choice to support DNS roots like .oz, .ku, .te, .ti, and .uu is not standards-compliant. Say suddenly a new nation comes into the world and ISO assigns them one of these abbreviations, or one of these “emerging countries” they have TLDs for gets assigned a different cctld, what does opennic do? They…
For now they do (B). They renamed their .free domain to .libre after ICANN registered .free.
Why is there only one .org registry, anyway? There are multiple registries for .com. I hate to say it, but maybe domain names should be managed on a blockchain, so there's no central authority.
Most likely they will have to play nice with ICANN to go mainstream
Why is there only one .org registry, anyway? There are multiple registries for .com. I hate to say it, but maybe domain names should be managed on a blockchain, so there's no central authority.
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I have certainly taken the internet's infrastructure for granted at times. Can someone who follows this more closely say something about how this is likely to play out? The profit motive is helpful in some areas, but it can just wreck service-related fields.
The profit motive is helpful when it comes to providing incentives to innovate. There's no room for innovation here - it's purely a cash grab.
I find it quite impressive that everyone raised their voices, although ICANN and PIR seem to turn a blind eye to them. For a registry, their main costs are nameserver costs and ICANN licensing fees (~$25K for gTLDs, not sure for classic TLDs). It's totally unfair on PIR side to jack the prices up just because they can.
Are profane TLDs allowed? I'd love to register a particular four letter gTLD. I'm sure it'd make its money back.
I find it quite impressive that everyone raised their voices, although ICANN and PIR seem to turn a blind eye to them. For a registry, their main costs are nameserver costs and ICANN licensing fees (~$25K for gTLDs, not sure for classic TLDs). It's totally unfair on PIR side to jack the prices up just because they can.
These costs don't sound exorbitant. Are profane TLDs allowed? I'd love to register a particular four letter gTLD. I'm sure it'd make its money back.
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I posted this elsewhere a while ago but it's relevant to opennic, let me know if something is out-of-date or wrong: The choice to support DNS roots like .oz, .ku, .te, .ti, and .uu is not standards-compliant. Say suddenly a new nation comes into the world and ISO assigns them one of these abbreviations, or one of these “emerging countries” they have TLDs for gets assigned a different cctld, what does opennic do? They…
The implicit goal of a project like OpenNIC is to eventually get a seat at the standards compliance table, where they'll be able to convince decisionmakers not to make those assignments in the first place. For now they do (B). They renamed their .free domain to .libre after ICANN registered .free.
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These costs don't sound exorbitant. Are profane TLDs allowed? I'd love to register a particular four letter gTLD. I'm sure it'd make its money back.
Not really profane, but there’s https://get.sucks
> Protect your identity online so that no one can defame your name.
This one is an extortion racket.