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[Brian Koontz <brian AT pongonova.net>]

On Thu, Mar 08, 2012 at 05:44:02PM -0600, Brian Koontz wrote:
> I think this is a great idea.  Really all we'd need is a peering
> agreement.  Unfortunately, the sands of time seem to have erased any
> existing OpenNIC peering agreements from years ago, so we'd have to
> start from scratch.  
> 
> I suspect an appropriate peering agreement would simply consist of a
> description of the gTLD, who maintains/hosts it, and some assurances
> that its existence is compatible with OpenNIC ideals.
> 
> It would be great if one of you could draft something up, post it
> here, and let us all hash it out.  At some point, it will come up for
> a vote if there is enough buy-in.

And after that little diatribe, it occurs to me that the .eq gTLD
doesn't actually exist ATM.  (Someone keeps hijacking threads with
new subjects -- please don't do that.  Get an MTA that's not
brain-dead please.)  So propose a charter and let's get the ball
rolling on this.

  --Brian

> On Thu, Mar 08, 2012 at 07:35:32PM -0500, Ryan Karl wrote:
> > On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 10:24 AM, asiekierka <asiekierka AT gmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > Bersl <bersl2 <at> bersl2.info> writes:
> > >
> > > > I propose to create the .eq TLD. Domains under .eq are intended for
> > > > fan sites and works of _My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic_, which is
> > > > currently an active and growing arena of creativity.
> > >
> > > As a brony and a former owner of the MyLittleDNS project as well as its
> > > creator,
> > > I approve of the idea. I believe it will not only let us, bronies, have
> > > their
> > > own little internet, but also popularize OpenNIC among a strong and
> > > creative
> > > community.
> > >
> > > As for reasons for creating an .eq TLD, here goes:
> > > - Giving bronies their own little domain zone, seeing as many people 
> > > hate
> > > the
> > > fandom for no particular reason.
> > > - Spawning creative outlets - bronies are a pretty creative community,
> > > with lots
> > > of fan artwork, music, fiction and even animations!
> > > - Popularizing OpenNIC - bronies are a large community accepting of new
> > > ideas,
> > > therefore we may get a lot more users of OpenNIC.
> > > - Being about 20% cooler. Obviously.
> > >
> > > I am willing to give my time and my VPS (for hosting things) for this
> > > project.
> > >
> > > -- asiekierka
> > >
> > >
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> > Hi!
> > I'm also involved with the MyLittleDNS project. It started as a fun idea 
> > to
> > provide the .eq domain to bronies, and it's always been my thought that
> > submitting it to OpenNIC would be a great idea, so that it can be used by
> > more people, as well as having additional servers beyond the two or three
> > that the small MyLittleDNS project can provide.
> > Currently, there's only one server available to be used (the equivalent of
> > an OpenNIC Tier 2, I suppose), at 199.192.203.165 or
> > 2607:ff50:0:c:4c81:86ff:fe21:62aa. It also works with OpenNIC and ICANN
> > domains as well as the .eq TLD.
> > Unfortunately, there's currently no web registration method, but that's
> > been on my todo list for some time and haven't had time to work on it -- I
> > guess now that'll be something to do!
> > 
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