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Open-Source Pioneers Make Bid for .org

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the like-a-rocky-movie dept.

wdb writes: "A NY Times article (free subscription required) describes the competition surrounding control of the .org domain, which Verisign coughed up in order to keep .com and .net from going to the highest bidder. Open source and Internet pioneers Paul Vixie and Carl Malamud have entered the fray; central to their bid is their announced intent to place all the software necessary to manage a TLD in the public domain. 'This shouldn't be a dot-com opportunity,' Mr. Malamud said. 'There has been a lot of smoke and mirrors, but what we need is actually a public utility that is well managed in the public interest.'"

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  1. Just Curious... by Ariane+6 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Am I the only one who first thought TLD = Thermoluminescient Dosimiter?

    I know it doesn't fit the context, but, well...

  2. Re:I believe .org should be controlled by the UN by Monkey+Angst · · Score: 5, Funny
    They could then be migrated to a new ".sellout" TLD! No problem!

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  3. NYT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Why doesn't /. start routing links to the New York Times through the random login generator?

  4. Re:I believe .org should be controlled by the UN by sconeu · · Score: 3, Funny

    Slashdot.org has not been non-profit for a very long time

    When did /. start making a profit? :-P

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