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[<vv AT cgs.pw>]

I don't have a problem with some more TLDs,
I'll stay on the fence for a short while.

Also, reserved domains are fine. Like Jonah
suggested, the mechanism for how these come
about is not really an issue.

~ Ole



On Thu, 2 Feb 2017 17:44:17 -0500
Theo B <me AT theos.space> wrote:

> I vote no in advance. OpenNIC has too many TLDs as it is,
> no need to expand...
> 
> On Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 4:36 PM, Roman Hargrave
> <roman AT hargrave.info> wrote:
> 
> > I primarily am curious about the list of reserved
> > domains, primarily some of them seemingly arbitrary
> >
> > * citadel.core
> > * exertus.core
> > * arctarus.core
> > * helios.core
> >
> > If these are all reserved for "backend operations" it
> > would suggest to me that they are in fact the
> > names of individual services or "machines" (as it
> > were), which strikes me as something that one would
> > prefer to use a subdomain of a more meaningful domain,
> > e.g. `exertus.nic.core`, `exertus.tower.core` or
> > `exertus.central.core` for.
> >
> > On Thu,  2 Feb 2017 20:32:44 +0000 (UTC)
> > <josephmarsden AT towerdevs.xyz> wrote:
> >  
> > > I’d like to start a proposal for the .core TLD on the
> > > OpenNIC network. ========
> > > CHARTER
> > > ========
> > >
> > > The .core TLD, operated by CoreDomain and managed by
> > > TOWER, is to be  
> > used by  
> > > individuals or commercial entities (individual or
> > > groups) to promote  
> > their  
> > > resource hosting (e.g virtual machine, website, file
> > > hosting) on the  
> > OpenNIC  
> > > network. The domain should only be used for the
> > > aforementioned purposes, however exceptions may be
> > > granted in special cases. Use of this TLD is not a
> > > given right to any holder, and domain names may  
> > be  
> > > revoked by the CoreDomain administration team, TOWER
> > > management or by a  
> > vote  
> > > of domain holders (henceforth known as "Members"),
> > > especially pertaining  
> > to  
> > > violations of our policies (see Section 2).
> > >
> > > "Members" in this charter refers to owners of .core
> > > domains and not  
> > OpenNIC  
> > > members unless otherwise noted.
> > >
> > > 1. REGISTRATION
> > > ----------------------------
> > >
> > > .core domains will be available on a first-come,
> > > first-serve basis. Some domains have been reserved
> > > for administrative use (see Section 6) prior  
> > to  
> > > public registration.
> > >
> > > Registrations immediately after approval will be
> > > handled manually via  
> > email.  
> > > An automated registration system is in development
> > > and will be available  
> > at  
> > > register.core when it becomes available.
> > > Registrations will be available  
> > from  
> > > 3 month to 2 year periods. All registrations will be
> > > available for free  
> > after  
> > > approval, however, the CoreDomain administration
> > > reserves the right to  
> > raise  
> > > prices as needed to cover operating costs.
> > >
> > > 2. ABUSE
> > > ---------------
> > >
> > > TOWER will not tolerate the following behaviour, and
> > > use of our domains  
> > for  
> > > any of the following is grounds for termination (see
> > > Section 3):
> > >
> > > -      Domain squatting
> > > -      Spam email delivery
> > > -      Malware distribution
> > > -      Malicious interference with computer systems
> > > -     Using the TLD for any other purpose not
> > > outlined in this charter
> > >
> > >
> > > Our abuse policies are in line with OpenNIC's abuse
> > > policies as well
> > > (http://wiki.opennicproject.org/TLDPolicy -
> > > "Obnoxious Activity: Spam & Cracking"), and any
> > > policies listed there apply to .on domains as well.
> > > CoreDomain is not a domain police force and
> > > meaningful abuse enforcement  
> > will  
> > > be reliant on members reporting. All abusive behavior
> > > should be  
> > immediately  
> > > reported to abuse AT central.core so administration can
> > > take action.
> > >
> > > 3. TERMINATION / REVOCATION
> > > --------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > Domains can be immediately terminated if they are
> > > found to be in  
> > violation of  
> > > our policies by the CoreDomain administration or
> > > TOWER management, and a notice will be sent to the
> > > registrant of the offending domain. Domains  
> > can  
> > > also be terminated via a member vote. Membership is
> > > granted to any domain holder, 1 vote per member
> > > regardless of the amount registrations they  
> > hold.  
> > > Member votes are subject to policies as listed in
> > > Section 4.
> > >
> > > Domains may also be revoked by the CoreDomain
> > > administration if the  
> > OpenNIC  
> > > membership at large moves to revoke a registration.
> > > We do not foresee a circumstance where OpenNIC as a
> > > whole will be required to vote on the revocation of
> > > a .core domain, but if the need arises we will comply
> > > with  
> > any  
> > > such vote.
> > >
> > > 4. VOTING
> > > ----------------
> > >
> > > All matters of administrative importance will be
> > > voted upon by members  
> > of the  
> > > CoreDomain domain registry administration team.
> > > Motions will be passed  
> > by a  
> > > simple majority of votes (50% + 1). The CoreDomain
> > > administration, and  
> > the  
> > > higher TOWER management, holds the right to veto any
> > > member votes, in  
> > order to  
> > > retain control of .core operation.
> > >
> > > 5. DISPUTES
> > > --------------------
> > >
> > > Trademark holders should email legal AT towerdevs.xyz if
> > > they wish to  
> > dispute a  
> > > domain. TOWER itself will revoke or transfer
> > > registrations if ordered by  
> > a  
> > > legitimate court of law, as a courtesy to that
> > > country, as applicable to OpenNIC's dispute policy.
> > >
> > > 6. RESERVED DOMAINS
> > > -------------------------------------
> > >
> > > The following domains are reserved by the CoreDomain
> > > administration and  
> > will  
> > > never be available for public registration:
> > >
> > > -     Register.core – Domain registration site.
> > > -     Central.core – Administration and management
> > > site.
> > > -     About.core – Overview site, CoreDomain hub.
> > > -     Admin.core – CoreDomain administration site.
> > > -     Websites.core – For future web hosting.
> > > -     Secure.core – Future SSL certificates.
> > > -     Nic.core – Reserved for redirection.
> > > -     Opennic.core – Reserved for redirection.
> > > -     Www.core – Reserved for redirection.
> > > -     Files.core – Future file hosting site.
> > > -     Citadel.core – Reserved.
> > > -     Exertus.core – Reserved for backend operations.
> > > -     Arctarus.core – Reserved for backend operations.
> > > -     Helios.core – Reserved for backend operations.
> > > -     Deepsector.core – Reserved for special
> > > operations.
> > > -     Meta.core – Internal server operations and
> > > control.
> > > -     Example.core – Example web page
> > > -     Test.core – Test web page, is a blank page on
> > > the DNS server
> > > -     Keystore.core – Used for internal private key
> > > operations.
> > > -     Vote.core – Used for mass user polling.
> > >
> > > 7. AMENDMENTS AND MISC. POLICIES
> > > -------------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > Amendments to this charter may be added by a vote
> > > of .core members. Additionally, the CoreDomain
> > > administration is permitted to provide a  
> > binding  
> > > user agreement for registrations at register.core
> > > that may include  
> > policies  
> > > outside the scope of this charter.
> > >
> > > 8. FUTURE
> > > ----------------
> > >
> > > CoreDomain and TOWER are committed to the future of
> > > the OpenNIC network  
> > and  
> > > will attempt to provide, in addition to the .core
> > > Tier 1 server,  
> > multiple Tier  
> > > 2 DNS servers to support the OpenNIC infrastructure,
> > > free and paid web hosting, and free and paid file
> > > hosting.These services have no deadline  
> > for  
> > > completion at the moment. We also wish to help in
> > > spreading the word  
> > about  
> > > OpenNIC via self promotion and joining the Public
> > > Relations Working Group
> > > http://wiki.opennicproject.org/PublicRelationsWG.
> > >
> > > 9. CONTACTS
> > > --------------------
> > >
> > > -     CoreDomain Administration:
> > > administration AT central.core
> > > -     Abuse Reporting: abuse AT central.core (All
> > > reserved .core domains  
> > have  
> > > the same abuse email.)
> > > -     Legal Team: legal AT towerdevs.xyz (for subjects
> > > such as DMCA and  
> > legal  
> > > action)
> > > -     Billing support: billing AT websites.core,
> > > billing AT files.core (for premium file and website
> > > hosting)
> > > -     Webmaster: webmaster AT central.core (All
> > > reserved .core domains  
> > have the  
> > > same webmaster.)
> > > -     Postmaster: postmaster AT central.core (All
> > > reserved .core domains  
> > have  
> > > the same postmaster.)
> > >
> > > ====
> > >
> > > This charter template used under license
> > > (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/)
> > > very kindly  
> > provided by  
> > > Jonah Aragon.
> > >
> > > Note: Our non-OpenNIC front is at
> > > https://core.towerdevs.xyz (which will direct users
> > > to configure their DNS settings to OpenNIC and auto
> > > redirect them, or if they already are using OpenNIC
> > > they will automatically be redirected to
> > > https://central.core for domain registration  
> > instructions. This  
> > > site is currently not online yet as it is undergoing
> > > the design process.)
> > >
> > > Thanks for reading through this proposal, we are open
> > > to suggestions for  
> > any  
> > > changes.
> > >
> > > Joseph Marsden
> > > Root Administrator at CoreDomain and Director at TOWER
> > > IRC: CitadelCore
> > > Email: josephmarsden AT towerdevs.xyz
> > >
> > > Sorry if this got sent as a duplicate... I think
> > > Outlook broke. :/  
> >
> >
> > --
> > Roman Hargrave
> > http://hargrave.info
> > roman AT hargrave.info
> >
> > $ fortune -s linuxcookie linux cookie
> > "I go on working for the same reason a hen goes on
> > laying eggs." -- H. L. Mencken
> >
> >
> >
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