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[email protected] ("Christopher L. Morrow") writes: > So... Why is it again that folks want to balkanize the Internet like this? the dreams fulfilled and/or still promised by the internet mostly involve some kind of disintermediation, increases in freedom or autonomy, that kind of thing. in that context, centralized control over things like address assignments and TLD creation is like fingernails on a chalkboard. a lot of folks feel that "if it has to be centrally controlled, then $me should be in charge" or at best "if it has to be centrally controlled, then $me want a voice." this desire is more powerful than any appreciation or understanding of the benefits of naming universality or address uniqueness. human nature, especially when individuals interact with herds, is predictable but not necessarily rational. > I'm confused by the reasoning behind this public-root (alternate root) > problem... It seems to me ... that there is no way for it to work, ever. > So why keep trying to push it and break other things along the way? i think it's because of what margaret mead wrote: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." the internet is supernational. control over it is held by the ruling political party, and their backers, in one country. thus there's plenty of money and power ready to back the next hair-brained scheme to break the lock, even if (as i expect) lack of naming universality would be worse than lack of naming autonomy. -- Paul Vixie
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