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Iraq TLD In Legal Limbo
tcd004 writes "FP Magazine is reporting that despite the fact that Iraq has been a sovereign nation for some 15 months its top-level Internet domain, .iq, has been in a legal limbo. Until now, ICANN has refused to hand over control of the TLD due to the nation's instability." From the article: "But one Baghdad political insider says that the imbroglio is likely to end 'imminently'--possibly by the time this magazine hits newsstands--with ICANN handing over .iq to the new government. It's unclear why ICANN may reverse its earlier decision, whether it be from mounting political pressure or a different position on the legitimacy of the new Iraqi regime. The organization refused repeated requests for comment. But officials affiliated with the Iraqi government indicate they expect the domain's return soon."
You need to bribe ICANN to get the domain you want :) That way, they are stable.
No sig for now.
Given the current situation in Iraq I think it's actually more likely to be "fanat.iq"...
UNIX? They're not even circumcised! Savages!
I'm sure this will be taken pretty quick. ;)
Okay, you're sitting in your office one day, and you see on CNN that Iraq's government has collapsed.
Some guy calls you up and says "I'm important, please sign over control over the .iq domain to me"
What do you do?
Perhaps they're waiting to see if the name gets changed in the next few months. It'd be embarrasing to release the TLD .iq if it should instead be iq.us
I have heard it said that in order to go anywhere, one must leave the place where he is and arrive somewhere else.
Tell him, "Fred, quit fucking around and get back to work."
Kierthos
Mr. Hu is not a ninja.
"FP Magazine is reporting that despite the fact that Iraq has been a sovereign nation for some 15 months its top-level Internet domain, .iq, has been in a legal limbo. "
Since when is there a First Post Magazine?
Somebody had to laugh at your lame and pathetic joke, even if it was you.
Would those be the ones who don't use preview and proofread their posts?
That fact that this was put in "Politics" should tell you all you need to know about the spin on this. This is Slashdot afterall, where "Bush = Monkey" gets 5+ insightful EVERY time.
This is Slashdot afterall, where "Bush = Monkey" gets 5+ insightful EVERY time.
Anything more elaborate and Bush wouldn't understand what you where talking about.
In a technical legalistic sense, it always was a sovereign nation, it just depended on who held the sovereignty. Saddam did, and then the U.S. military did, and then they handed over sovereignty to the Iraqi government, and the U.S. military remains there at the request of the Iraqi government. That's the de jure explanation, while we all know that the de facto explanation is that the U.S. military still calls a lot of the shots.
The Rise and Fall of Online Community
Gotta run with it....
chronicles-of-ridd.iq
mensa.iq
sub100.iq
This is Slashdot afterall, where "Bush = Monkey" gets 5+ insightful EVERY time.
Is Bush an object or a primitive?
If Bush is an object, then using Java-like handling, this means that people wishing to talk to Bush will end up talking to a monkey instead.
If Bush is a primitive, does this mean he is actually tranmogrified into a monkey?
Seriously, I really want to know.
"Slashdot - News and Chat Sites Deviant". (Click "homepage" link above for details).
Look for the following sites soon:
haliburton-iraq.gwb
myiraqioil.gwb
mideasttx.gwb
wmd.maps.google.gwb
And my personal favorite...
ifwarwasforoil.whydoesgascostmorethanbefore.gwb
Or Fox news... For Accurate/Fair/Balanced news.
/. wants that... they just want the left biased stuff.
OH wait... noone on
Japanese law provides for the creation of limited armed forces for the sake of self-defence. That's why their "army" is called the Self Defense Force (SDF). They are in no way dependent on the US.