Re: impact of lots more top level domains on the Web?

Dan Connolly さんは書きました:
> In the abstract, Web architecture is orthogonal to the
> .com/.org/.net hierarchy, but in practice, I wonder
> what the impact of this decision will be...
>
>
>   Biggest Expansion to Internet in Forty Years Approved for
> Implementation
>
>   26 June 2008
>
>   Paris, France: The Board of ICANN today approved a recommendation that
> could see a whole range of new names introduced to the Internet's
> addressing system. 
>
>   http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-4-26jun08-en.htm
>
>
> I suppose that in the long-term, a more flat namespace
> makes sense. And I suppose the proportion of domains
> that come and go and break links in the web won't
> be all that much different.
>
>
> p.s. can anybody help me find the actual text of the decision/policy?
>   

Below link does not point to that policy, but to another one which seems
to be relevant for this expansion:

http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/idn-cctld-fast-track-draft-final-report-recommendations-13jun08.pdf
See comments list at http://forum.icann.org/lists/idn-cctld-fast-track/ .

Felix

Received on Thursday, 26 June 2008 23:17:13 UTC