Re: Thread 5: Defining the namespace

[Hank Nussbacher <hank@ibm.net.il>]

On Thu, 26 Dec 1996, Michael Dillon wrote:
> > Why was .COM and .EDU created to distinguish between commercial and
> > educational organizations? What should be happening now is just further
> > division, focus, and refinement of the name space.
> 
> .COM and .EDU were created by people who didn't fully understand the
> implications of attempting to carve up the namespace. This can be clearly
> seen when you understand that .COM contains registrations for educational
> institions, non-commercial charitable organizations, military
> organizations, etc. In effect, .COM has become synonymous with COMMON
> not with COMMERCIAL.

15 years ago no one imagined that the Internet would become the commercial
success it has become.  The only thing you can blame those who designed
COM and EDU is not being clairvoyant.

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> 

Hank Nussbacher
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