Ross Wm. Rader wrote:
For instance, I would love to see something along the lines of .per to balance out .name as .biz is attempting to do with .com.
"Balance" in what way? Provide a spare opportunity to get the name they want? Piffle. Do you think it's appropriate for someone to register "ford.biz" for the Ford Picture Window Corporation, just because "ford.com" was taken? It's just an extra pile of confusion -- let them register "fordwindows.com" instead.
Maybe we need a new TLD like .!$ that non-profits can
migrate to if they want to take advantage of a more regulated space. Over
time, the markets will sort out the winners from the losers and the minor
variances in rules won't much matter - except to whom it should
Deregulation will benefit the Internet namespace in the same ways it's benefitted air travel and energy. That is, negatively.
