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Re: [ga] On the topic of "Rounds"

  • To: kidsearch <kidsearch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Subject: Re: [ga] On the topic of "Rounds"
  • From: Danny Younger <dannyyounger@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 08:24:58 -0800 (PST)
  • Cc: ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Chris,

Let's assume for a moment that your primary language
is Wolof, a language understood by over 8 million
Senegalese as well as a language spoken by significant
populations in The Gambia, Mauritania, Cote d?Ivoire,
Mali, France, Italy, and Spain.  You are searching for
a namespace that respects your linguistic needs, an
IDN.  You find none, because there are no IDNs in the
root.  

Tell me whose need is greater, an English-speaking
trademark owner who has the ability to register in
.com, .pro, .biz, .info, .us, .ws etc. or the speaker
of Wolof that can't find a suitable namespace?

English-speakers may be "running out of good names",
but non-English speakers aren't even at square one in
terms of meaningful choice.

By 2015, Americans will be less than 15% of Internet
users.  It's time to give the rest of the world the
gTLDs that they need.  That should take priority over
yet another .com clone.




	
		
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