Who should run the internet? Options

[*kryogenix*]

http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/stor...1589967,00.html

For some time now, the EU has expressed it's discontent with ICANN running the internet. They are claiming that the internet could split apart if the status quo remains.

Who should control the internet. Personally, I think we have every right to control DNS. If they want to run the internet, they can ask Al Gore to invent an internet for them.

And if the internet does split, then there really will be multiple internets that you can hear rumors on.

(Yes mipadi, I know the Al Gore thing was a misquote, but it's still a funny joke)

[sadolakced acid]

the consequences of this are actually greater than they seem.

if the internet splits, for instance, we couldn't have the world wide web.

so no more www.


but seriously. the internet is already divided. visited any arabic sites recently?

however, people from the whole world often visit US websites, which is quite good.

there isn't really a global village. there are many lingual villages and most everyone visits the english village. and that's where ideas and thoughts are exchanged.

so yea. internet dividing, expecially isolation of the american web, is a very bad thing indeed.