[P2P-F] www.yourdomain.open?

[Rasmus Wikman]

Doesn't exist yet, no.

The ".xxx" domain got approved this year, and if the adult  
entertainment industry is allowed their own TLD, well, it's a disgrace  
of the spirit of the Internet if the open movement can't get their own.

I'll write a proposal!



On 15 sep 2011, at 19.17, Michel Bauwens wrote:

> just to make sure I understand, tld .open does not exist yet right?
>
> and is there an ICANN procedure to generate it?
>
> or does it already exist?
>
> if not, feel free to write up this proposal for publication on our  
> blog!!
>
> On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 10:20 PM, Rasmus Wikman <rasmus.wikman at gmail.com 
> > wrote:
>
> Reasoning:
>
> 1. All the pieces needed for a new "open" society exist, they just
> need to be drawn together.
>
> 2. The Internet is in fact a decentralised, distributed, peer to peer
> platform, no need to build a new one.
>
> 3. "Open" is the word we internationally use to describe this new way
> of cooperating.
>
> 4. What's missing is a central "authority" but the open movement can't
> have a centralised model because open is decentralised, non-
> authorative at it's core.
>
> 5. Top level domains (TLDs) are the highest authoritative level on the
> Internet.
>
> 6. With a sponsored top level domain (sTLD) an open non-profit
> meritocracy goverened body could oversee and distribute domains to
> open initiatives.
>
> 7. The rules for what is open would be open to discussion for the
> public.
>
> 8. The public could report abuse by non-open initiatives that have
> registered a domain under the TLD.
>
>
> Examples:
>
> university.open
> hardware.open
> software.open
> news.open
> etc
>
>
> Goal:
>
> Make it easier for those who work for the open movement to
> collaborate, and especially find projects to contribute to instead of
> starting new parallell projects, which I see as the main issue
> currently.
>
>
> Rasmus
>
>
>
> On 15 sep 2011, at 17.11, Michel Bauwens wrote:
>
> > thanks Rasmus, I'm copying this to our infrastructure discussion
> > list as well,
> >
> > could you elaborate?
> >
> > Michel
> >
> > On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 5:34 PM, Rasmus Wikman <rasmus.wikman at gmail.com
> > > wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > wouldn't it be time for a ".open" TLD?
> >
> > I think it would spur the open movement to even faster growth.
> >
> > What do you think?
> >
> > Rasmus
> >
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