er… this is no longer news… back in -MAY-… it was: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition-key-internet-domain-name-functions
/bill Neca eos omnes. Deus suos agnoscet. On 6June2014Friday, at 14:31, Jay Ashworth <j...@baylink.com> wrote: > In one of the worst written stories I've ever seen in Ars, it's announced > that -- in one of the best take-out-the-trash moments in Internet history > (make the announcement not only on a Friday, but *during a NANOG*) -- NTIA > is ceding control of the root DNS zone. > > The article very carefully does not say *to whom*; though it implies that > it's ICANN. > > If that's the case, then I'm not sure there's actually, y'know, *news* > here. But... > > > http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/03/in-sudden-announcement-us-to-give-up-control-of-dns-root-zone/ > > Cheers, > -- jra > > -- > Jay R. Ashworth Baylink > j...@baylink.com > Designer The Things I Think RFC 2100 > Ashworth & Associates http://www.bcp38.info 2000 Land Rover DII > St Petersburg FL USA BCP38: Ask For It By Name! +1 727 647 1274
