[wg-review] Thought about restrictions on TLDs

[mbw@i-theta.com (Miles B. Whitener)]

I have a long standing thought on TLDs.  I would think this has
been covered in detail in other places, and it may not relate to
the charter of this group.  So I apologize in advance to the
extent that this is redundant or off topic.
  Here it is: why are not TLDs simply open to registration?  Why
have several years been spent only to determine a small handful
of TLDs?  There's no technical reason not to open the TLDs.  I
understand that ownership of the root domain, and consequent
issues of "equity", are problems to be solved.  But the present
situation is, in my opinion, stupid.