Re: [ga] China to launch root domain name server

["kidsearch" <kidsearch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If other countries start to adopt similar systems it is. Personally not a techie so don't know the harm a fractured internet might do from a technical standpoint. From my perspective as a small businessman, it wouldn't bother me to see each country or region with it's own Internet and rules for such. I would simply choose which countries I wish to do business in.

>From a world perspective as someone who cares about individual users I do see a problem with this concept. The fact that people will still be oppressed by their governments and will not be able to enjoy the freedom the Internet offers as it stands now.

All things considered, I hope that it does not happen. If ICANN continues to favor corporations in all of their decisions rather than considering individual users though, it will happen and probably sooner rather than later. Business owners won't suffer. it's the users in many countries that will suffer. Currently ICANN sides with big business against them and that's a shame.

Chris McElroy aka NameCritic
http://www.missingchildrenblog.com


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Prophet Partners Inc. 
  To: ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 11:49 AM
  Subject: [ga] China to launch root domain name server


  http://www1.shanghaidaily.com/art/2006/12/20/300400/China_to_launch_root_domain_name_server.htm

  "CHINA will set up a mirror server for Chinese netizens to visit Websites whose domain names end with .com or .net, Sina.com reported today.

  Instead of being served by overseas domain servers for making visits, the new server will provide a domain name system or "DNS" function of its own, which will guarantee the security for netizens visiting from China and also raise the linking speed."

  This is obviously a move by the Communist government to monitor the activity of their people and disguised as a benefit to improve DNS. The question is if this is the beginning of the end for ICANN? 

  Sincerely,
  Ted
  Prophet Partners Inc.
  http://www.ProphetPartners.com
  http://www.Premium-Domain-Names.com