[P2P-F] www.yourdomain.open?

[Michel Bauwens]

ok thanks, you can post it on Ning first, ping me, and we'll then refract it
on the more popular regular blog a few days after,

Michel

On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 11:45 PM, Rasmus Wikman <rasmus.wikman at gmail.com>wrote:

>
> 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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