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  1. YANANRS? by BillX · · Score: 2, Informative · on i-Names Pick Up Steam

    (Yet Another Non-Authoritative Namespace Resolution Scheme?)

    I tried to RTFA, but my brain blew a buzzword fuse. How does this differ from the various other non-authorative namespace resolution schemes out there selling cute "internet names" that a majority of machines can't resolve?

  2. Chilliware was privately held. by David+Hume · · Score: 1 · on Who Owns Source Code When a Company Folds?

    From the question: "It's a great deal of well commented and well written code, performed by over 100 developers in a former Soviet Republic"


    From your response: "go to the web site of the Secretary of State for your state"

    Somebody didn't read the question very carefully...


    While Chilliware may have employed developers in the former Soviet Union, this press release states that it was a privately held corporation located in Los Angeles, California:

    About Chilliware, Inc.

    Chilliware, Inc. is dedicated to making Linux the desktop choice by developing quality Linux software products and providing premier technical support for all Linux solutions. Founded in February 2000, Chilliware offers products and services to Consumer, B2B, Enterprise and OEMs, and offers Linux users online solutions for their desktop needs. Chilliware has also established a network of Linux community-oriented web sites offering the latest content on systems, applications and Linux news. Privately held, Chilliware is based in Los Angeles, California.


    I doubt it was incorporated in the former Soviet Union. Probably Delaware or California.

  3. Re:No - keywords don't work by sandler · · Score: 1 · on Pirate DNS?
    Take a look at Netword. They apparently have a patent on internet keywords. Says Netword CEO, "Netword invented Internet keywords..." (see here). They started out letting companies pay to have an English word go to their site. This is kind of like DNS, but much more commercial. Now, most common words seem to go to a directory listing by zip code, which is a nice feature, but it's a lot more like a local search engine than DNS. And besides, they claim to be the place for internet keywords, and even have a browser plug-in to make it like what you were saying, but have you ever heard of them? I didn't think so.

    We should already know that you can't assume that a domain name will go where you think. Take, for example, The Pecan Grove Plantation community web site, which has very little to do with secure communication. This would also be true in any keyword system. It's not more logical or natural; it's still just a matter of who grabs the word first.

  4. Re:No - keywords don't work by sandler · · Score: 1 · on Pirate DNS?
    Take a look at Netword. They apparently have a patent on internet keywords. Says Netword CEO, "Netword invented Internet keywords..." (see here). They started out letting companies pay to have an English word go to their site. This is kind of like DNS, but much more commercial. Now, most common words seem to go to a directory listing by zip code, which is a nice feature, but it's a lot more like a local search engine than DNS. And besides, they claim to be the place for internet keywords, and even have a browser plug-in to make it like what you were saying, but have you ever heard of them? I didn't think so.

    We should already know that you can't assume that a domain name will go where you think. Take, for example, The Pecan Grove Plantation community web site, which has very little to do with secure communication. This would also be true in any keyword system. It's not more logical or natural; it's still just a matter of who grabs the word first.