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Control of the .ORG TLD

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the insert-group-sex-joke-here dept.

rhwalker22 writes "TechNews.com has an in-depth look at the 11 groups bidding to run dot-org when VeriSign gives it up later this year." I have a sneaking suspicion that my bid of $100 and a case of guinness has been outdone.

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  1. Harrumph .... by Carl+Malamud · · Score: 5, Informative

    As one of the official supplicants, I naturally read the profiles (and even read the full proposals). So, it was with some bemusement that I noted a continued strain of ".org has to go to a for-profit registry provider because that is the only way the system will be stable."

    We posted a few choice words on this subject. The "trust us because we're a .com and will run a stable argument" argument just doesn't wash.

    Carl Malamud
    Internet Muticasting Service

  2. Support by zobo · · Score: 5, Informative
    The Internet Multicasting Service and Internet Software Consortium (as a team) are among the bidders for .org.

    The IMS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit run by Carl Malamud, who was responsible for getting the SEC's EDGAR filings freely available online. There is more info here.

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    83chrise.nuf