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Retiring a TLD is cruel to anyone using the domain, especially with the prevalence of TLS. Just as retiring "land" that someone paid for and is living on would
by nerf3000 4y ago
Retiring a TLD is cruel to anyone using the domain, especially with the prevalence of TLS. Just as retiring "land" that someone paid for and is living on would be cruel.
The tendency for technologies to evaporate and be migrated to replacement for $reasons is too frequent.
Domain TLDs should remain constant. If .gb no longer represents a geopolitical entity then transition it to a new manager with a contract that stipulates maintenance of established domains. Don't set precedent for pulling TLDs out from under people.
- thomasedwards 4y ago> It is staggeringly unlikely that you would ever have encountered a .gb domain in the wild. The only domain which is registered, though inactive, is hmg.gb - standing for His Majesty's Government. The domain was originally created in the mid 1980s, and abandoned at some point in the 1990s. There are no active domains which use .gb and today, the government only uses .gov.uk for its domains. Third paragraph.
- whatatita 4y agoDid you read the article? It says right at the beginning that only one domain was ever registered, and it's been inacite for over thirty years. Whilst I agree with the sentiment that TLDs shouldn't be pulled out from under people, replies without reading the article are just noise.
- connordoner 4y agoThis comment sums up HN perfectly.
- nerf3000 4y agoI'd say the presumptive replies do a more accurate job