Testbed and precedent (Re: [ga] Dave: "they are free")

[Marc Schneiders <marc@venster.nl>]

On Mon, 16 Apr 2001, at 20:15 [=GMT+0200], Roberto Gaetano wrote:

> And I do believe that, once this first phase of limited, "testbed extension" 
> of the domain name space (very welcome after years of "no extension") will 
> be over, new rules can be put in place for "further extension".

Are you sure? I would sooner expect that this first phase sets a
precedent. Now *that* is the problem.

> Remember the accreditation of 5 testbed Registrars? Well, since then, many 
> others have joined, and the conditions for entry have changed.
> Ther initial barreer has a rationale in limiting the initial demand.
> Who excludes that new Registries cannot be accredited in the future, in the 
> same way that new Registrars have been accredited? But if we postpone this 
> first step (once again!) with pretestuous excuses, we will never have the 
> second step.

Is anyone seriously expecting that a next round will not include a
$50,000 application fee? On your reasoning it may even be higher, as
more organisations may a get a taste of it and are expected to
apply. Barriers higher and higher, that keep all non-commercial
entities safely out.

> 7 initial flavours bring already the variety that has been denied by years 
> of no-new-flavour policy. For the time being, I'm happy with vanilla and 
> chocolate, if it's a first step towards tutti-frutti.
> But don't try to sell me the promise of future tutti-frutti through the 
> refusal of today's plain vanilla. I asked my daughters (ice-cream experts 
> -as well as Internet experts- of the family), and they told me not to buy 
> it.

May daughter (aged 7) recently saw NL on a car license plate and asked
me: Are there also cars with COM?

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