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In June 2002, The Internet Multicasting Service and the Internet Software Consortium teamed up to submit a proposal to ICANN to become the .org TLD operator.
At the end of the bidding process, the following 632 comments of support were accounted for at our web site.
In addition to these comments, 389 supporters added a little blue dot to their web sites. Of course,
Googilla kept tracking the dot long after the final tally.
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Subject: IMS are the right people for the job.
Posted by Herb Peyerl at 07.02.02 @ 01.22 PM |
As it started, it should once again, be for and by non-profit organizations. Go IMS! There is no better group of individuals to run the .org registry, without question.
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Subject: The Internet needs a TLD managed for the public.
Posted by Andy Meyer at 07.02.02 @ 01.20 PM |
Various registrars have been snapping up namespace
in a feeding frenzy for years. The public deserves
a TLD which is managed as a public trust. The
Internet owes its success to the community which
has been brushed aside in the interest of profits
for years. We owe it to the community to assure
they don't lose yet another TLD.
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Subject: IMS gets my vote for running .org
Posted by Christopher G Williams at 07.02.02 @ 01.05 PM |
Verisign is only in it for the money. Give it to IMS!
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Subject: Makes sense
Posted by Anselm at 07.02.02 @ 12.56 PM |
From what I can see, it does seem to make sense to have the .org TLD's operated by a non profit focused organization. IMS and ISC seem to be good candidates for this role and I applaud and support them in stepping up to the challenge.
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Subject: trustworthiness, experience
Posted by Eduardo Santiago at 07.02.02 @ 12.46 PM |
Nothing new to say: just my support.
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Subject: Let IMS/ISC manage .org
Posted by Scott Spanbauer at 07.02.02 @ 12.29 PM |
As everyone else has stated so eloquently, these are the right people for the job. My personal experience with Verisign is that they are only in it for the money.
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Subject: Dot-ORG is a Public Trust
Posted by Bryan Quattlebaum at 07.02.02 @ 12.09 PM |
Preserve the purity of the Orgs -- let ICANN know that Dot-ORG should not be sold out!
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Subject: Save the orgs
Posted by Dan Allen at 07.02.02 @ 08.01 AM |
The independent Web must not be threatened! Save the orgs! Let those who can be trusted be lead the way. My enthusiastic vote for IMS.
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Subject: What part of Non Profit do they not understand?
Posted by mark wilkin at 07.02.02 @ 04.51 AM |
.org, non profit organisations, makes sense in my head for their domain register to be run by a non profit organisation as well.
And thats without even thinking of the monumental cockup that Verisign and the gang have made of their 'business'.
Lets see what IMS/ISC can do.
I have been watching the growth of Internet in Thailand since July 1992, the year I set up the Internet Gateway in Bangkok, Thailand. Ten years now. Although on the surface the commercial Internet is thriving, actually it is just more of the same. People are still chatting, emailing, webbing, and modemming. Simple old "killer apps".
About a few years back I needed to step in and help set up the UniNet interuniversity network for Thailand. It is an expanding entity with things like I2 and the GRID. Major research applications are in the making. A bit late but it is there. However, it is rather difficult to find interests from the private sector now.
Lately I read an article on the demise of academic libraries and possible salvation. One thing really stuck to my mind. The customers of the library are the people in the university. The customers of a publisher are the stock holders.
So there you have it. Private holding of things are for their stock holders. Their investments. Not the public. Not even the "customers". They are ready at all time to dump the "customers" if their real customers said so. Public is just a galaxy far, far away.
My country is hot on "outsourcing" the public enterprises. I wonder what would happen to my electricity or my tap water if their stock starts to go 2 cents a piece. Enronism. Or should I say Worldcommism.
A definite, contractible task can be outsourced, not the will, the policy of the people. No way.
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Subject: We must ensure there is a part of the Web which will always be open to all
Posted by Tony Franks at 07.02.02 @ 03.42 AM |
Mustn't we!
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Subject: Support IMS for .org
Posted by Davey Leslie at 07.02.02 @ 02.47 AM |
Never one to resist tilting at windmills.
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