Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

The Internet Society Will Manage .org

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the formerly-known-as dept.

ahpeterson writes "The ICANN board just decided to hand control of the .org domain over to the Internet Society. You can read more about their bid here. Whee, no more VeriSign in .org!"

4 of 137 comments (clear)

  1. Re:My .org by AndyS · · Score: 5, Informative

    In the article it points out that you will still be able to use your domain even if you are commercial.

    " While the domain will be marketed to nonprofits, others will not be prohibited from registering .org names."

    HTH

  2. Re:My .org by pridkett · · Score: 5, Informative

    Actually, all domains were originally free to have. I think NSF used to reimburse NSI for the cost of each one. I remember back in the good ol days of domain squatting (when it cost nothing to squat because no one knew about it), the guy who had knotsberryfarm.com traded it to them for a couple of jars of jelly. Which really makes more sense then sending out rabid droves of lawyers. I mean if I had a domain that someone wanted they could be like "here, we'll give you a brand spanking new dual g4 if you give up the domain". It saves money on both sides. Of course, that's only if they had a legitimate claim on the domain. I'm not that much of a whore.

    --
    My Slashdot account is old enough to drink...
  3. slashdot.info by twisty7867 · · Score: 5, Informative

    slashdot.info is NOT in fact owned by Z-D, but by Nathaniel Wilkerson of Orem, UT. The web server randomly picks other internet sites to masquerade as. When I went, it was E! Online, a couple more refreshes later, it was CNet, and on to a few other sites. Very interesting. I know the UDRP is against slashdot's religion, but, no time like the present to get the name back from someone who's clearly using it in bad faith.

  4. ISOC proposed using PostgreSQL by tsmoke · · Score: 5, Informative
    This selection ought to be applauded as, at least according to their original plans, ISOC proposed using PostgreSQL.

    So it seems that those of us who sell PostgreSQL to client will have an easy answer for whether or not it can scale.

    talli