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[Daniel L <daniel.e.leek AT gmail.com>]

I don't think they'll accept it. ICANN is a for-profit company.. well it is 
nowadays.


On 14/06/2012, at 10:07 AM, Peter Green wrote:

> Applications have been made, but until colliding TLDs are accepted by 
> I.C.A.N.N. there's nothing bad happening here is there?
> 
> Of course by the time they are accepted, it's too late.
> 
> Therefore should OpenNIC approach I.C.A.N.N. at least for clarification on 
> whether they will respect OpenNIC TLDs and if they refuse to respect 
> OpenNIC's TLDs then make a noise about it, with the added weight of their 
> refusal?
> 
> Peter
> 
> Wanged from my Kaiser by a mischievous pixie!
> 
> Julian DeMarchi <julian AT jdcomputers.com.au> wrote:
> 
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>> On 06/14/2012 01:09 AM, Alex Hanselka wrote:
>>> As you will notice, FREE and ING are both in there. You will also
>>> notice the LIST IS HUGE.
>>> 
>>> Keep in mind these are only applicants and are not necessarily
>>> guaranteed to be approved or anything and you will also see that
>>> there are some TLDs such as FREE that many different
>>> people/companies applied for.
>> 
>> Now is a good of a time as any to talk about how OpenNIC will handle
>> this. As we all know the TLDs will not become active once approved for
>> roughly 2 years.
>> 
>> The way I think OpenNIC will handle these colliders is this. We as a
>> coummunity vote on each collider and decide if we are going to keep
>> the OpenNIC TLD or drop it in favour of ICANN ones.
>> 
>> This however will mean that ICANN will create a competing root. I'd
>> like to just repeat this statement, ICANN not OpenNIC will be creating
>> a competing root.
>> 
>> I'd also like to get the PR team within OpenNIC to write me a press
>> release for our website publicly critising ICANNs gTLD practice. Alex,
>> can you please gather your team and write me something? :)
>> 
>> I'd like to also take this oppurtunity to say I am very disappointed
>> in ICANNs action in regards to thier approach for new gTLDs. Once they
>> are active, the internet is not going to be the same as before. It's a
>> sad day for all. ICANN should be ashamed for turning DNS into a money
>> making machine. The application process alone have netted ICANN 348
>> million USD, thats alot! SHAME ICANN
>> 
>> - --julian
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