[AusNOG] So ICANN approved generic TLDs

[Mark Smith]

Hi Terry,

On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:26:50 +1000
Terry Manderson <terry at terrym.net> wrote:

> 

> 
> You can find the history of the new gTLD program here and how it fits in the mandate:
> 
> http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtld-program.htm
> 

Thanks for the link. I should qualify my statement by saying that my
concerns are about the purchase of gTLDs by private organisations, not
other generic TLDs to support e.g. other language versions of
".com" etc.

Hopefully somebody trustworthy buys .local

> > 
> > I scares me that when I initially thought about this decision I
> > briefly though to myself, "maybe it wouldn't be so bad if the ITU were
> > put in charge".
> 
> Might be worth reflecting on this article from November 2010:
> 

I said "briefly" ;-)

> http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/time-to-lead/internet/do-we-really-want-iran-or-china-in-charge-of-the-net/article1796415/
> 
> (note: I do not agree with all the points this author raises, but I do like some of the paragraphs.)
> 


Regards,
Mark.