Control of the .ORG TLD

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.

Comments

just don't let the XXX zealots get it.

[edrugtrader]

i don't want to have to change my bookmarks to slashdot.orgy

I see'll your guiness....

[wo1verin3]

.... and raise you Celine Dion.

(I'm in canada, we don't want her)

This is about the back end, not the registrars

[Animats]

This is about control of the back end, the common registry database and zone file distribution system. It doesn't affect registration of .ORG domains, which is handled by all the current registrars.

The way this ought to work is with the database is distributed and replicated across all the registrars, with a majority-voting system for forcing consistency. That would eliminate any single point of failure. .ORG would be a good place to deploy such a technology, so that when .COM comes up for renewal, we can get rid of the current single point of control.

Harrumph ....

[Carl Malamud]

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

Re:Affects all of us

[sweetooth]

You should really try slashdot.com some time.

Support

[zobo]

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.