Re: [wg-c] Choosing the intial testbed

["William X. Walsh" <william@userfriendly.com>]

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On 23-Mar-2000 John Charles Broomfield wrote:
> There isn't much business to be made by being the registrar for a domain
> under a TLD (ml.org was a good proof)

Bogus argument, John.

ml.org wasn't a business, however it was a financial success.  Donations, ad
revenue, sponsorships, paid all the bills.  It had over 200,000 registrations.

It failed because of a management dispute, nothing more.

3rd level domain registries are thriving today.  The one founded by ex-ml
senior staff at dhs.org has nearly 100,000 registrations in less than a year
and a half of operations, and they are expanding as a result of increased
revenue.  My own third level registry is increasing in size, and I'm rewriting
the software to open 3 more 3rd level registries under more domains.  I
registered a new domain just 2 days ago to provide a home for the open source
software for running the registry (to be released as soon as the website is
finished).

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