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>with no renewal fees This is big if they can get in the web2 DNS sysrem. No more constant rent seeking from ICANN to have a domain. No more doxing yourself to

>with no renewal fees This is big if they can get in the web2 DNS sysrem. No more constant rent seeking from ICANN to have a domain. No more doxing yourself to ICANN to have a domain.

aspenmayer 1y ago
I know that some folks have IPv4 blocks permanently assigned to them, as do companies. From what I understand, some folks and companies also have some URLs permanently assigned to them via registrars also, for historical reasons and via trademark and other avenues of ownership? What a privileged position to find oneself in, eh?
- charcircuit 1y ago
  And I know you have a username on Hacker News permanently assigned to you. Having a "permanent" identity is the default.
  - aspenmayer 1y ago
    > And I know you have a username on Hacker News permanently assigned to you. Having a "permanent" identity is the default. It’s not permanent. HN does not comply with GDPR in that I can be denied authorship of my comments if my account is deleted. This is contrary to my rights as an author in the EU. also, I post under my government/slave name. What do you have on the line, anon?
    - birn559 1y ago
      Most HN posts are not protected by EU copyright though. A certain level of intellectual creation is needed for that.
      - aspenmayer 1y ago
        I am speaking of my posts, which I make myself, so that caveat if it even exists could not apply in my case.
rs186 1y ago
I mean, I expect ICANN to exist for much longer than Brave will.
- charcircuit 1y ago
  And I expect Polygon, the blockchain these domains will be on, to last longer than both of them.
  - sshine 1y ago
    Sure, it will be around for a long time. Decades, at least! But with “ICANN being around”, we mean “everyone can access ICANN domains unless they live in an oppressive regime”. With “Polygon being around” it’s more like “gopher being around” or more fairly “Tor being around”: it certainly may be, but you need to be part of a technologically advanced internet subculture to use those domains, they’re not standard.
    - charcircuit 1y ago
      If they are successfully able to get a gTLD as described in the article everything will be able to use them. My original post in the thread said that this is a big deal if they are able to pull this off, so either I feel you misread my point or I don't understand what you arguing, maybe that Brave will stop renewing the gTLD when it goes out of business?
      - sshine 1y ago
        > If they are successfully able to get a gTLD as described in the article everything will be able to use them. The entirety of that speculation in the article, as far as I could read, is three words: “potential ICANN accreditation” — that’s it. > maybe that Brave will stop renewing the gTLD when it goes out of business I wasn’t considering they would actually register the gTLD. But yes: gTLDs are only as good as their general appeal. Why get a .brave? Seems similar to .ovh; I don’t see the appeal.

>with no renewal fees This is big if they can get in the web2 DNS sysrem. No more constant rent seeking from ICANN to have a domain. No more doxing yourself to ICANN to have a domain.

aspenmayer 1y ago

I know that some folks have IPv4 blocks permanently assigned to them, as do companies. From what I understand, some folks and companies also have some URLs permanently assigned to them via registrars also, for historical reasons and via trademark and other avenues of ownership? What a privileged position to find oneself in, eh?

charcircuit 1y ago
And I know you have a username on Hacker News permanently assigned to you. Having a "permanent" identity is the default.
- aspenmayer 1y ago
  > And I know you have a username on Hacker News permanently assigned to you. Having a "permanent" identity is the default. It’s not permanent. HN does not comply with GDPR in that I can be denied authorship of my comments if my account is deleted. This is contrary to my rights as an author in the EU. also, I post under my government/slave name. What do you have on the line, anon?
  - birn559 1y ago
    Most HN posts are not protected by EU copyright though. A certain level of intellectual creation is needed for that.
    - aspenmayer 1y ago
      I am speaking of my posts, which I make myself, so that caveat if it even exists could not apply in my case.

rs186 1y ago

I mean, I expect ICANN to exist for much longer than Brave will.

charcircuit 1y ago
And I expect Polygon, the blockchain these domains will be on, to last longer than both of them.
- sshine 1y ago
  Sure, it will be around for a long time. Decades, at least! But with “ICANN being around”, we mean “everyone can access ICANN domains unless they live in an oppressive regime”. With “Polygon being around” it’s more like “gopher being around” or more fairly “Tor being around”: it certainly may be, but you need to be part of a technologically advanced internet subculture to use those domains, they’re not standard.
  - charcircuit 1y ago
    If they are successfully able to get a gTLD as described in the article everything will be able to use them. My original post in the thread said that this is a big deal if they are able to pull this off, so either I feel you misread my point or I don't understand what you arguing, maybe that Brave will stop renewing the gTLD when it goes out of business?
    - sshine 1y ago
      > If they are successfully able to get a gTLD as described in the article everything will be able to use them. The entirety of that speculation in the article, as far as I could read, is three words: “potential ICANN accreditation” — that’s it. > maybe that Brave will stop renewing the gTLD when it goes out of business I wasn’t considering they would actually register the gTLD. But yes: gTLDs are only as good as their general appeal. Why get a .brave? Seems similar to .ovh; I don’t see the appeal.