Re: ICANN to allow commercial gTLDs

["Patrick W. Gilmore" <patrick () ianai net>]

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.

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TTFN,
patrick