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Re: [cobalt-developers] (no subject)

Kingsly John wrote:

> So until ICANN's monopoly over the Internet ends... and an really *open*
> Domain registry and DNS system is in place... there's not much scope for
> non-ICANN approved domain names.

While you may not like the way ICANN does it, there will always be a
need for a top-level decision-maker for domains.  If there is no one
"approved" root, then where will you point your DNS server to find all
the .com, .net, .org, etc., domains?  At any root you want?  What if all
roots aren't the same?  If not, then what would stop AOL (only for
example <wry grin>) from setting up their own root in which NO other ISP
would resolve?

> Sad that in an open place like the internet... we still have a government
> organisation like ICANN who *controls* the place.

ICANN is NOT a government organization.

Jeff
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