[council] IDN gTLD Fast Track discussion

[Stéphane Van Gelder]

Hi Bruce,

I agree there is a clear difficulty in defining a non-contentious TLD. That
is what I was saying in my previous email, and trying to do so clearly has
us running the risk of ending up with "purposely-designed" non contentious
TLDs so that their applicants can go first.

However, I also think there is a logic behind the class or "type" breakdown
that Edmun and others have suggested. The problem, once again, is that
everyone tends to preach for their own religion and wants their class of
choice to be recognized as the one to go first.

There was a lot of talk about types of TLDs in Mexico and I don't think we
can simply brush those ideas aside, even though once again I agree that they
do create a lot of potential issues.

On your final comment, I was not aware that there are 3 categories already.
I thought a TLD could only be a community or open application, i.e. if
you're not a community based application, you're open. Can you tell me a
little more about this third "other" class please? How are the applications
that are neither community nor open and thus, I suppose, go into this other
class, defined?

Thanks,

Stéphane


Le 20/03/09 02:02, « Bruce Tonkin » <Bruce.Tonkin at melbourneit.com.au> a
écrit :

> 
> Hello Stéphane,
> 
>> I actually think it makes a lot of sense to allow
>> non-contentious TLDs a way
>> forward before the mainstream new TLD launch, if it means
>> TLDs that present
>> more complicated issues get ironed out properly while at the
>> same time not
>> delaying the others.
> 
> The problem becomes in defining "non-contentious TLDs".
> 
> Even IDN-ccTLDs have issues around their contributions to costs and their
> commitment to adhere to IDNA standards.
> 
> Every TLD applicant that I have come across claims that their TLD is
> "non-contentious".
> 
> ICANN's experience with trying to manage a specific category (Sponsored in
> 2004) was not successful.   By setting up one group to go forward early - you
> just increase the commercial incentives around trying to show that your
> application is in that category.
> 
> The new gTLD process itself already has three categories - geographic,
> community, and other.
> 
> Regards,
> Bruce
>