A battle for the soul of the Internet (UN wants control, important read)

CNET News.com ^ | 6/3/2005 | Elliot Noss

[FierceDraka]

They claim that it's necessary to wrest control of the Internet from the United States and that ICANN is a private organization that is beholden to no one and that represents no one.

Those damn, filthy UN b4st4rds!

The United States CREATED the Internet, and the UN and ITU think they can just waltz in and take over it's administration??

To hell with that. Let them built their own "Turd World Net" out of old cans and string if they want a network to control so badly.

BURN DOWN THE UN, DRIVE ITS AMBASSADORS INTO THE EAST RIVER, AND KEEP THE INTERNET FREE OF FASCIST CONTROL!

[darkangel82]

Did you forget the sarcasm tag?

[FierceDraka]

I sincerely hope you are being sarcastic, Mace.

[Maceman]

I didn't really think the sarcasm tag would be necessary, but for those of you in Broward County and Rio Linda, yes, I was being sarcastic.

[zeugma]

Well, there was an effort to create an alternate root DNS system when network solutions first was handed control of the root DNS servers called alternic. It ran into quite a few difficulties.

Personally, I'd not mind seeing a rival to the current system make some headway. Technically, it could be done, but, like you said, the logistics of it are rather large hurdles.

Perhaps when (not if, but when) the UN siezes control of name resolution, we'll see some movement on the issue.

[listenhillary]

Bump!