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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. For those not registered... by aTMsA · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Here's a link to an script that automatically generates a subscription, so you can see the article without hassles.

  2. Sneaking In to the NY Times site by Overcoat · · Score: 0, Redundant
    This link gets me into the NYT front page without logging in:

    http://www.nytimes.com/yr/mo/day/ (The .org story can be found through the Technology link on the left).

    Works for me under IE 4.0 and Moz. Doe it work for anyone else?