Re: [ICANN-EU] .EU

[Marc Schneiders <marc@venster.nl>]

On Fri, 29 Sep 2000, Alf Hansen wrote:

> I support the resolution adopted at the ICANN Board meeting on 25
> September 2000: 
> 
> "It is therefore RESOLVED [00.74] that the IANA staff is advised that
> alpha-2 codes not on the ISO 3166-1 list are delegable as ccTLDs only in
> cases where the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency, on its exceptional
> reservation list, has issued a reservation of the code that covers any
> application of ISO 3166-1 that needs a coded representation in the name
> of the country, territory, or area involved;"
> 
> ..which in short means that .eu will be accepted as a ccTLD.
> 
> There are a lot of obstacles on the road ahead, but the result is good
> and will promote global competition.
> 
> What do you think?

I think that I would like to see some *good* reasons for the introduction
of this domain as a ccTLD. Europe is not a country, is it? It is not in
the process of becoming a country. So?

I cannot understand that this, basically pseudo-ccTLD, has anything to do
with "global competition", as you state.

So maybe you, or some other(s) in favour of .eu can elaborate or explain?

Thanks!
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