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[Peter Green <peter AT greenpete.co.uk>]

No, I doubt they would either, but would it not be a better way to approach 
this, to request they respect OpenNIC TLDs before deciding we have to choose 
between keeping ours and distancing our selves from the main stream and 
giving up, plus criticizing them before they actually approve the colliders?

Peter

Wanged from my Kaiser by a mischievous pixie!

Daniel L <daniel.e.leek AT gmail.com> wrote:

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