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[Mike <mike AT pikeaero.com>]

I agree, this could be an ideal opportunity for OpenNIC to get some real
traction.

Is there a Windoze setup wizard yet? I know somebody was talking about
that....or was that me?! :)

--Mike

On 02/15/2012 09:11 PM, Amrit Panesar wrote:
> I think we should come up with some propaganda that appeals to the mind
> of Anonymous and advertises the OpenNIC root as being the `only working`
> DNS root running on that day. If we play our cards right, I believe this
> could be the beginning of a global reform, moving away from the old and
> into the new realm of freedom and lack of need from ICANN and Verisign.
> I believe there is a need to promote alternatives such as CACert and
> OpenNIC, thus draining the system and giving the user choice on how they
> take their internet.
> 
> Knowledge is half the battle, doing something about it is just as
> important...
> 
> But then again, I live in a fantasy world filled with radical ideas, I
> highly doubt this will ever happen, but then again you never know.
> Anything is possible. :P
> 
> 
> On 2/15/2012 6:10 PM, Alex Hanselka wrote:
>> Great idea! I've been wondering how we might spread the word.  For
>> now, OpenNIC is mostly found by DNS enthusiasts and people who already
>> understand DNS.  I'd like to be able to extend this to everyone and
>> somehow spread the word to even not so tech minded people.
>>
>> I'd love anyones input on this :)
>>
>> On 2012-02-15 19:30, Jacob Taylor wrote:
>>> On Thu, 2012-02-16 at 09:40 +1000, Julian DeMarchi wrote:
>>>> T2 operators - please be ready for March 31st. This can affect all T2s
>>>> if they are used to attack the root servers. Please be wary and watch
>>>> your logs.
>>>
>>> OpenNIC could also counter-advertise as an alternative to Verisign's
>>> root and pick up users. Maybe (another?) idiot's guide to DNS (and
>>> changing your default dns servers) is in order. Though I think there's
>>> already a page on the wiki about how to do that.
>>
> 
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