There is sooooo much disdain of and bad feeling towards ICANN, that what I really
don't understand is - why do people regard ICANN as a sole authority for TLD introduction.If
you are unhappy with ICANN it is very easy to get effectively silence them. Simply
vote with your feet and use some of the many other root servers out there.
Now
before some of you get on your high horses about internet stability, do a little
research before you start sounding off. I have and I have been successfully using
alt root servers for at least six months and I have a much wider range of TLDs that
I can see - AND IT WORKS.
I am not saying all is well in the Alt Root world, its
a bit like the wild west with everybody staking claims, but heck didn't America start
off as the Wild West?
It is an effective means to an end and I am sure as these
operators gain support, they will get their act together. They are actually quite
sane people as I have found out.
Here is a link that gives information about the
activities of all the root operators. Remember it's all about choice, and if ICANN
can't offer it to you - you may as well turn to someone else who can. It might even
shock ICANN into the real world - though I doubt it since they invariably act in
bad faith anyway.
I guess old habits die hard.