On Jun 17, 2011, at 5:44 PM, Paul Graydon wrote: > On 06/17/2011 11:33 AM, David Conrad wrote: >> On Jun 17, 2011, at 11:23 AM, Jay Ashworth wrote: >>>>> http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/202245/ >>>> You just learned about this now? >>> In fact I did. I certainly haven't seen it mentioned on NANOG in the last 6 >>> months or so; where should I have seen it? >> New TLDs have been discussed now for over a decade. Press (both technical >> and popular) on ICANN activities have ratcheted up significantly recently, >> particularly with the approval of .XXX (which was recently discussed here on >> NANOG: http://mailman.nanog.org/pipermail/nanog/2011-March/034488.html). Not >> blaming/accusing, just surprised this would be a surprise. I guess I've been >> living in the layer9 cloud too long.... >> >> Regards, >> -drc > I've seen the stuff about adding a few extra TLDs, like XXX. I haven't seen > any references until now of them considering doing it on a commercial basis. > I don't mind new TLDs, but company ones are crazy and going to lead to a > confusing and messy internet.
Yeah, 'cause it's not messy & confusing already.... The Internet is a business, ICANN wants money (despite their non-profit status - check out how much the execs get paid). Companies want $FOO. They get $FOO, because they PAY FOR THE INTERNET. Without them, we all don't have jobs. As for calling ICANN stupid, thinking this will help fracture the 'Net, I think you are all confused. I think the NANOG community has become (OK, always was) a bit of an echo chamber. Trust me when I say we are the minority. Most people think very differently, and we better accept that if we hope to affect things outside our little group. -- TTFN, patrick
