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[ NNSquad ] Very quickly: My own suggested solution to the TLD mess
Very quickly: My own suggested solution to the TLD mess http://j.mp/dYJO7t (This message in Google Buzz) - - - Greetings. A number of alert readers have noted that in "The People Respond: How to Deal with ICANN's TLDs Mess!" ( http://j.mp/foIYNu [Lauren's Blog] ) I did not really specify my own preferred choice for dealing with the ICANN-induced TLD situation. In fact, those responses all pretty much related to suggested "short-term" reactions. I did not explicitly mention one additional category: "Long-Term Organized Bypass" Regular readers most likely know where I stand regarding this entire area. I am not a fan of litigation as a primary avenue to solve such problems. Nor do I favor "attack scenarios" or ad hoc technical approaches that risk Internet fragmentation. Rather, it is my view that we need to working on a carefully engineered and deployed non-centralized alternative to the existing DNS/TLD ecosystem, that eventually may allow the existing TLD domain-industrial complex to wither away. I've offered my IDONS proposal (Internet Distributed Open Name System) as one possibility, but it is not the only possible approach ( http://j.mp/h7T2gF [IDONS] ). The genius of the Internet in this context is that alternative, organized methodologies to deal with this situation can be developed and deployed without needing the permission or cooperation of any central authorities. Especially with the support of a few major Internet enterprises, such a project could be operational for testing in relatively short order, though full deployment would be a long term effort in parallel with the existing DNS/TLD environment for a very considerable period of time. But we really need to get started on this right now! --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org Founder: - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org - Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Google Buzz: http://bit.ly/lauren-buzz Quora: http://www.quora.com/Lauren-Weinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com