Comments on: News http://www.OpenDomain.Org/2006/09/29/news/ Open Source for Domains Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:53:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Hollis Waite http://www.OpenDomain.Org/2006/09/29/news/#comment-4102 Hollis Waite Mon, 14 May 2007 13:29:53 +0000 http://www.OpenDomain.Org/2006/09/29/news/#comment-4102 Sounds like great PR but this article is also a bit unclear. Seems to imply that only open source projects are eligible for domain names. From what I can gather from your web site, this is not the case. Sounds like great PR but this article is also a bit unclear. Seems to imply that only open source projects are eligible for domain names. From what I can gather from your web site, this is not the case.

]]> By: IDNin.com http://www.OpenDomain.Org/2006/09/29/news/#comment-20 IDNin.com Wed, 11 Oct 2006 14:57:28 +0000 http://www.OpenDomain.Org/2006/09/29/news/#comment-20 The Press Release uses the wrong language, painting with a broad stroke those who invest in generic domains, as well as squatter. Cybersquatters are those who, in a practice now made illegal I may add, register domains that are close to or equivalent of trade marks of companies, and then attempt to profit from the good will of the trademark. Domain investors and speculators are those who buy and sell generic domains, which are a publicly and privately traded commodity. For you to label all domainers as squatters is disingenuous, and for someone who should know better. In a sense, you are piggybacking on a valuable industry with purpose based marketing of your do-good generosity in sharing domains with the open source community. Which is fine. You get to feel generous and become famous, while the community benefits. At the same time, please don't call the very people who made the commodity that you can now generously donate to others bad names. The Press Release uses the wrong language, painting with a broad stroke those who invest in generic domains, as well as squatter.

Cybersquatters are those who, in a practice now made illegal I may add, register domains that are close to or equivalent of trade marks of companies, and then attempt to profit from the good will of the trademark.

Domain investors and speculators are those who buy and sell generic domains, which are a publicly and privately traded commodity.

For you to label all domainers as squatters is disingenuous, and for someone who should know better.

In a sense, you are piggybacking on a valuable industry with purpose based marketing of your do-good generosity in sharing domains with the open source community. Which is fine. You get to feel generous and become famous, while the community benefits.

At the same time, please don’t call the very people who made the commodity that you can now generously donate to others bad names.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.OpenDomain.Org/2006/09/29/news/#comment-10 Kevin Sun, 01 Oct 2006 03:53:54 +0000 http://www.OpenDomain.Org/2006/09/29/news/#comment-10 Hmmm, I asked for a domain a while ago, but got no response.... Anyway, congrats! Hmmm, I asked for a domain a while ago, but got no response….

Anyway, congrats!

]]> By: Duncan http://www.OpenDomain.Org/2006/09/29/news/#comment-9 Duncan Sun, 01 Oct 2006 03:47:12 +0000 http://www.OpenDomain.Org/2006/09/29/news/#comment-9 Good job man! Good job. Good job man! Good job.

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