On 10/16/2022 9:29 AM, Joe Abley wrote:
However, I don't think we are starting from that position. For example we hear there is demand for .giraffe for the giraffe naming system described athttps://giraffe.org/ because using giraffe.org as an anchor for that naming system in the namespace is not acceptable to anybody who cares about GNS. If giraffe.org doesn't cut the mustard then I have my doubts that jduxbenebrnjxudnxznbrnr.alt will satisfy anybody either. (If giraffe.org can't be tolerated then I also don't see why giraffe.alt is an obvious solution, but I sense people are tired of hearing me say that so I'll leave it this parenthetical cloak of invisibility and continue whistling innocently.)
The main problem with "giraffe.org" and similar is that the subdomains are leased, not owned. A glitch in the renewal, and they are grabbed by some domain catcher and redirected to "my sexy giraffe" or some such. Even without that, the United Organization of Zoos and Safaris can complain that they are the rightful owners of all things Giraffe related, and take ownership of the name. Maybe, maybe not, but there is a lot of uncertainty. If "giraffe.alt" comes with some permanency, then ".alt" does solve a problem.
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