There is no technical reason why the existing system can't continue to function. It just needs the registrars and ICANN to provide a little organisation.
Registrations in the existing domains should be stopped, new global TLDs created with subcategories and registrars should only be given a subcategory to administer when all new entries in that domain will be essentially flat. The registrars have shown that they are incapable of administering a heirarchy responsibly.
Since when has how something looked translated into functionality? Hmm?
Several other people noted that Dr. Dobbs has some screenshots if you're interested in what the tool actually looks like (Hint: It looks pretty sweet).
So now/. is equating a pretty interface with a good tool?
Well, Ok, but if you're going to call yourself ICANN then what do you expect?
Here's my regular DNS heirarchy diatribe. I should put this on a web page somewhere.
The DNS is not being used appropriately.
It's a heirarchical system that has been abused by the registrars to the point where it's effectively a flat naming system; *.com.
End users should not have access to domains above 3rd or 4th level. First, second and maybe even the third level domains should be reserved exclusively for domain administration purposes.
Think of it as a filing system. Would you allow users to randomly create directories off root or/usr or even/home? No. You administer that heirarchy and create areas where users can create and access information.
You see the kind of thing I mean? Web browser and other software could then *make use* of the structure of the heirarchy.
The DNS needs to be re-organised or even just organised. ICANN and the registrars should design the heirarchy rather than completely abdicating responsibility and allowing chaos to ensue the way they have done.
A properly designed heirarchy would allow everyone to have their place without all this domain squatting and trademark infringement bullshit.
The new TLDs will simply cause more chaos. They will not solve anything. ICANN are just abdicating their responsibilities again. Do you really think that the IBMs, Microsofts and Apples of this world will not simply register their name in every existing TLD? They can, they will and nothing will change.
Why didn't you buy it years ago on the offchance that you might be off sailing in the middle of an ocean? Hmmm?
That'll teach you.
Basically, why would you want email in the middle of the ocean? Isn't the point of sailing in the middle of an ocean to get away from telephones/email/the modern world?
Stick the control files, redo logs, temp tablespace and rollback segments on to a SSD like this and you could up the thoughput very significantly. Nasty if it dies though.
The nice thing is these seem fairly cheap. Vendors sell regular 9Gb fibrechannel or SSA disks at about £3,000
I couldn't find anthing concrete on the Quantum site so I think the drive is just a regular drive, but real cheap so it can be used in consumer electronics.
I strongly suspect that it'll cost n thousands of dollars, where n tends to infinity.
As a cheaper way of speeding up hard disks, why don't drives have multiple heads per platter? Or, why not have solid state non moving heads (a head chip)- one per track to get rid of the mechanical actuator and seek time?
I've said it before and I'll say it again. The DNS is not being used appropriately.
It's a heirarchical system that has been abused by the registrars to the point where it's effectively a flat naming system; *.com.
End users should not have access to domains above 3rd or 4th level. First, second and maybe even the third level domains should be reserved exclusively for domain administration purposes. Think of it as a filing system. Would you allow users to randomly create directories off root or/usr or even/home? No. You administer that heirarchy and create areas where users can create and access information.
The DNS needs to be re-organised or even just organised. ICANN and the registrars should design the heirarchy rather than completely abdicating responsibility and allowing chaos to ensue.
A properly designed heirarchy would allow everyone to have their place without all this domain squatting and trademark infringement bullshit.
The new TLDs and the.eu TLD will simply cause more chaos. They will not solve anything. Do you really think that the IBMs, Microsofts and Apples of this world will not simply register their name in every existing TLD? They can and will.
There are more. Part of the problem is that Linux software must be able to run/build on existing commercial Unix systems so the configuration management system must also be available on commercial systems with commercial applications, not just GPL'd applications.
It's certainly getting there but is still missing a whole host of availability features.
It isn't in the same class as Oracle or DB2 yet and to be honest I really don't think it should be attempting to get into that class. Managing Oracle is a complete pain because of all of the functionality that it has built in. It requires loads of DBA time to get right.
I reckon Postgresql should be aiming at a small database system, something that is easy manage and doesn't require huge amounts of DBA time. i.e. I *don't* want to have to manage data files.
So no, it isn't an Oracle/DB2 killer and a good thing too.
Slashdot Mirror
www.psion.com
As functional and more reliable as a Windows desktop.
Simple.
for an over priced Sun box and their brains can't get round the idea of free software being at all useful.
It opens up governments to tax competition. Lower the taxes, encourage more businesses to move to your area.
I live in the UK - 17.5% sales tax (They call it Value Added Tax for irony).
http://www.icann.org/mbx/
Basically, the registrars and ICANN are currently just abdicating all responsibility over the organisation of the DNS.
What the hell are they being paid for?
I have a document here http://www.yelm.freeserve.co.uk/dns/ which describes the kind of changes that must be made if the DNS is to function properly.
There is no technical reason why the existing system can't continue to function. It just needs the registrars and ICANN to provide a little organisation.
Registrations in the existing domains should be stopped, new global TLDs created with subcategories and registrars should only be given a subcategory to administer when all new entries in that domain will be essentially flat. The registrars have shown that they are incapable of administering a heirarchy responsibly.
Linux will be here in 30 years. Windows won't
Linux developers will be able to get a job. Windows developers won't.
Seriously.
The more shelf space that you consume the less space that is available for competitors products. It's a known tactic.
Hence the trend to larger boxes and increased packaging.
Jesus wept. Just when I think they can't get any dumber!
They are going to turn DNS into WINS. From a heirarchical naming system into a flat naming system. They must be stopped!
The ICANN / Registrar DNS diatribe
multimediacards (what a mouthfull) can fit 32Mb on to the space required for a postage stamp.
Why are we still using floppy disks?
Since when has how something looked translated into functionality? Hmm?
So now /. is equating a pretty interface with a good tool?
Methinks it'll soon be time to leave.
Well, no more projectionists required (Need a sysadmin instead :-))
Easy worldwide simultaneous release. Very fast time to market.
Well, Ok, but if you're going to call yourself ICANN then what do you expect?
/usr or even /home? No. You administer that heirarchy and create areas where users can create and access information.
Here's my regular DNS heirarchy diatribe. I should put this on a web page somewhere.
The DNS is not being used appropriately.
It's a heirarchical system that has been abused by the registrars to the point where it's effectively a flat naming system; *.com.
End users should not have access to domains above 3rd or 4th level. First, second and maybe even the third level domains should be reserved exclusively for domain administration purposes.
Think of it as a filing system. Would you allow users to randomly create directories off root or
e.g.
microsoft.vendors.software.com
apple.vendors.software.com
opensource.vendors.software.com
ibm.vendors.software.com
microsoft.operating-systems.software.com
apple.operating-systems.software.com
open-source.operating-systems.software.com
amazon.vendors.books.com
barnes&noble.vendors.books.com
waterstones.vendors.books.com
hoover.US.trademarks.org
persil.UK.trademarks.org
fred.new-york.US.plumbers.com
tesco.superstores.shopping.com
asda.superstores.shopping.com
whsmiths.newsagents.shopping.com
menzies.newsagents.shopping.com
You see the kind of thing I mean? Web browser and other software could then *make use* of the structure of the heirarchy.
The DNS needs to be re-organised or even just organised. ICANN and the registrars should design the heirarchy rather than completely abdicating responsibility and allowing chaos to ensue the way they have done.
A properly designed heirarchy would allow everyone to have their place without all this domain squatting and trademark infringement bullshit.
The new TLDs will simply cause more chaos. They will not solve anything. ICANN are just abdicating their responsibilities again. Do you really think that the IBMs, Microsofts and Apples of this world will not simply register their name in every existing TLD? They can, they will and nothing will change.
Bit late now though ain't it.
Why didn't you buy it years ago on the offchance that you might be off sailing in the middle of an ocean? Hmmm?
That'll teach you.
Basically, why would you want email in the middle of the ocean? Isn't the point of sailing in the middle of an ocean to get away from telephones/email/the modern world?
Puts the cose into the regular server range.
Most big businesses (and this is who it's aimed at) wouldn't even blink at $10k addition to a large database server.
Oracle,
Stick the control files, redo logs, temp tablespace and rollback segments on to a SSD like this and you could up the thoughput very significantly. Nasty if it dies though.
The nice thing is these seem fairly cheap. Vendors sell regular 9Gb fibrechannel or SSA disks at about £3,000
I couldn't find anthing concrete on the Quantum site so I think the drive is just a regular drive, but real cheap so it can be used in consumer electronics.
I strongly suspect that it'll cost n thousands of dollars, where n tends to infinity.
As a cheaper way of speeding up hard disks, why don't drives have multiple heads per platter? Or, why not have solid state non moving heads (a head chip)- one per track to get rid of the mechanical actuator and seek time?
I've said it before and I'll say it again. The DNS is not being used appropriately.
It's a heirarchical system that has been abused by the registrars to the point where it's effectively a flat naming system; *.com.
End users should not have access to domains above 3rd or 4th level. First, second and maybe even the third level domains should be reserved exclusively for domain administration purposes. Think of it as a filing system. Would you allow users to randomly create directories off root or /usr or even /home? No. You administer that heirarchy and create areas where users can create and access information.
The DNS needs to be re-organised or even just organised. ICANN and the registrars should design the heirarchy rather than completely abdicating responsibility and allowing chaos to ensue.
A properly designed heirarchy would allow everyone to have their place without all this domain squatting and trademark infringement bullshit.
The new TLDs and the .eu TLD will simply cause more chaos. They will not solve anything. Do you really think that the IBMs, Microsofts and Apples of this world will not simply register their name in every existing TLD? They can and will.
Now I'll have to upload the updated version.
So can you tell me where your configuration management API/libraries are?
Maybe you'd like to help with one of the existing systems?
Like:
Libcfg
http://www.yelm.freeserve.co.uk/libcfg/
Gconf
http://cvs.gnome.org/lxr/source/gconf/
Libproplist
http://cvs.gnome.org/lxr/source/libPropList/
There are more. Part of the problem is that Linux software must be able to run/build on existing commercial Unix systems so the configuration management system must also be available on commercial systems with commercial applications, not just GPL'd applications.
It's certainly getting there but is still missing a whole host of availability features.
It isn't in the same class as Oracle or DB2 yet and to be honest I really don't think it should be attempting to get into that class. Managing Oracle is a complete pain because of all of the functionality that it has built in. It requires loads of DBA time to get right.
I reckon Postgresql should be aiming at a small database system, something that is easy manage and doesn't require huge amounts of DBA time. i.e. I *don't* want to have to manage data files.
So no, it isn't an Oracle/DB2 killer and a good thing too.