[council] RE: Conclusions of gTLDs committee 6 Feb 2003

["Bruce Tonkin" <Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au>]

Hello Philip,

> A taxonomic rationalisation is an objective and a a pre-determined list is but one 
> strategy to get there. On the call there was support for (your proposal?) to not have a 
> pre-determined list due to the problems this would cause. An alternative strategy is 
> to allow sponsors/registries to propose a series of differentiated gTLDs. If each new 
> gTLD were differentiated to its predecessors, a market-driven taxonomy would develop 
> over time. If the committee like that idea, it is then the task to define the criteria 
> for differentiation.

As an example of a market approach that requires differentiation see:
http://www.auda.org.au/policy/panel-newname-2002/process-draft.html

The .au environment has chosen this as one of the criteria for new 2lds within .au.

"The 2LD should serve the needs of users, or a community of users, that are not well served by the existing 2LDs. A proposal should define a user group and indicate clearly why its needs are not as well served at present as they would be with the proposed new 2LD. "Users" includes both registrants and non-registrants who may benefit from or use the 2LD."

Regards,
Bruce