Hi Everybody, I always imagined that when you bought an FBX you would have the option to buy or use your own domain name ([email protected]), guaranteeing you a decentralised FBX. I also imagined that if a government/ISP removed your internet coverage, the FBX would fall back to "mesh networking mode" but you would still be contactable at [email protected]. I assumed that the FBX would work along similar lines to the http://www.servalproject.org i.e. when the mobile network it taken out, people are still contactable through their mobile number. I watched the Distributed Naming BOF presentation, which seems to have turned my assumption on it's head. I was really concerned to learn that ICANN has taken down websites when "leaned on" by governments and companies. Scary. I also understand the instinct to build FBX's own Distributed Naming Scheme, but I am concerned that this is simply too big a task for FBX. I am also concerned I would lose contact with my family and friends who stay on the existing DNS. I would rather see a campaign to strengthen the independence of ICANN. Similarly, if ICANN try to take-down a FBX foundation sold domain without a proper warrant, then all FBX users would campaign against ICANN for failing in their legal duties. Are there any legal instruments to stop ICANN from taking down a site without a proper warrant? The easiest option would be to have the FBX Foundation Board elected as the Board of ICANN ;-) then we wouldn't need to come up with another naming scheme!! On a related note, there have been a lot of discussions on this list about "darknet". I have read Wikipedia and I am still confused. If, FBX were to use darknet, do I lose contact with my friends on the DNS system. My only wish is that whatever FBX naming scheme is chosen that I will always be contactable without having to change my contact address I look forward to reading what is the current thinking of the project, because I do not know what decisions were made after the BOF. Kind Regards - fiftyfour
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