Re: Re[2]: [ga-roots] Community Roots or Red Herrings)

["L Gallegos" <jandl@jandl.com>]

Let's put it this way, Ken.  It would be as acceptable as duplication of 
any other existing TLD.  As it stands right now, other roots do not 
duplicate ccTLDs or com/net/org.  However, if ICANN sets the 
precedent that duplicating existing TLDs is the norm, we will see others 
do it, acceptable or not.  ICANN is the market leader for the moment.  It 
sets the trend.  

On 11 May 2001, at 11:38, Digitel - Ken Stubbs wrote:

> taking your arguements at face....
> 
> would you also feel that it wold also be accptable  in creating alternate
> roots to allow alternate ".uk", "fr", ".de" "us" and  "com" as well ?
> 
> ken stubbs
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Simon Higgs" <simon@higgs.com>
> To: <ga-roots@dnso.org>
> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 3:14 PM
> Subject: Re[2]: [ga-roots] Community Roots or Red Herrings)
> 
> 
> > At 10:03 AM 5/10/01 -0700, William X. Walsh wrote:
> >
> > >ICANN can't develop policy prohibiting privately run alt.roots, and what
> > >alt.roots do is outside of the oversight of ICANN.
> >
> > Sure it can. ICANN is free to develop policies and lobby all they want to
> > outlaw alt.roots and non-compliant DNS. It is free to create "ICANN DNS
> > Only" policies and sign contracts with others enforcing it.
> >
> > But it's not a good idea. It's a technological form of racism that has
> deep
> > historical precedent. Making alt.roots illegal is no different than
> banning
> > specific ethnic groups from restaurants or putting up "[insert you colour
> > preference] Only" signs. Unfortunately, apartheid is alive and well in
> > the DNS. I just have a hard time accepting that people like Kent Crispin
> > (who really should know better) support these ideas.
> >
> >
> > Best Regards,
> >
> > Simon
> >
> > --
> > DNS is not a sacred cow that cannot be replaced by something better.
> >
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