I just send a full article to the GTLD-WG. It is the result of an intensive discussion at the ICANN Studienkreis meeting in Helsinki, Finland, 5/9/2008 Please read and discuss it on gtld-wg@atlarge-lists.icann.org ****************************************************************************** DRAFT: ICANN AtLarge position on new gTLDs gtld-community-reception-draft-Sep2008 Lutz Donnerhacke, EURALO Abstract ~~~~~~~~ The community clearly welcomes the new gTLDs especially the IDN version, because it will drop the entrance level by providing a more concise view. The proposed gTLD process is focused on commerical interests only, which causes substantial fears in the community. But the IDN fasttrack proposal for ccTLD is explicitly supported. Futhermore this draft tries to start discussion about medium term importance of domain names. Based on the current community experience, we expect the DNS to be faced out in favor of overlay networks which obtain their names from the dynamically shaped digital neighbourhoods. [...] ******************************************************************************