Posted by
ryuzaki0
on from the rollin'-em-out dept.
babycakes writes "Yesterday ICANN unanimously approved a proposal to add a number of new TLDs, to be determined at a later date. Here's the story on InfoWorld and at the BBC."
So it will be H T T P SLASH SLASH SLASH DOT DOT DOT Really easy to tell people over the telephone:-)
Current timetable...
by
briancnorton
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· Score: 5, Funny
The current decision decided that the new tlds must be implemented in a timely manner... Proposals must be submitted by 2009, and a formal decision can be expected by 2123.
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People who think they know everything really piss off those of us that actually do.
That's a great idea. I just opened a new hotel in St. Louis called Hotel Ectrics Ex in the latin district, but it turns out some bastard already registered hotelectricsex.com. Move all those pervs to.porn so legitimate businesspeople like myself can run our businesses!
Slashdot Mirror
It time for a .dot domain!
The current decision decided that the new tlds must be implemented in a timely manner... Proposals must be submitted by 2009, and a formal decision can be expected by 2123.
People who think they know everything really piss off those of us that actually do.
Ok, if we get
I'm not really a web designer, I just play one on the Internet.
The courts. Law is full of 'man on the Clapham omnibus'-style subjective definitions. Why should porn be different?
Legislators would devise some 'reasonable wankability' test, which the courts would interpret and apply.
That's a great idea. I just opened a new hotel in St. Louis called Hotel Ectrics Ex in the latin district, but it turns out some bastard already registered hotelectricsex.com. Move all those pervs to .porn so legitimate businesspeople like myself can run our businesses!