I remember those days when a single person -- usually working for free -- made the domain decisions. Specifically I remember Hungary. Registering under the .hu

I remember those days when a single person -- usually working for free -- made the domain decisions. Specifically I remember Hungary. Registering under the .hu domain was free for a while (it started in '91 Oct) and the rules were made up by the person registering because, well, who else? and in '96 an organization not fitting those rules laid immense pressure to get the domain they wanted so said person resigned. And then the Council of Hungarian Internet Providers was established and the free domains were gone...