On 1 Aug 2010, at 11:21, John R. Levine wrote:
Really, it's 15 years too late to change the rules on ccTLDs.
It certainly is the current reality. It is of course the status quo. But, and this was part of my original point, as the claims for various categorization regimes increases, including that of geoTLDS (city, state, region, continent) that may also see claims of sovereignty, it may be reasonable to open up the entire conversation of categories and the regimes under which they are governed. As you as we said, under the dichotomy of G and CC, yes, there is nothing to talk about. But as we reopen the subject and no longer de-facto accept the status quo legitimacy of the original diremption, we may indeed have something we should talk about. Perhaps it is a failing of mine, but I never believe that the status quo is something we should just accept without discussions that review the appropriateness of that status quo, especially in the face of changing circumstances. a.