KASWESHA APPLICATION

[Dan Krimm]

As long as any sub-domain (or sub-sub-sub-domain) counts as a "domain"
that seems to fly.  OTOH, if only first-level 2LDs count, then this might
not qualify (though perhaps kbo.co.ke might?).

If the web site were located at kbo.co.ke/kaswesha/ then qualification
might seem to be on shakier ground.  Is this minor technical distinction
really that important?

Does kaswesha.kbo.co.ke get listed in WHOIS, or only kbo.co.ke?

Dan


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On Thu, November 17, 2011 8:24 am, David Cake wrote:
> I see a rule in the charter that an organisation should be the exclusive
> user of at least one domain name. I see no restriction that this domain
> name be non-commercial. The domain name http://www.kaswesha.kbo.co.ke/
> clearly resolves to ' a website controlled by and representing the Member
> Organization', thus satisfying requirement 2.2.1.2.2 of the charter.
>
> So the problem McTim is worrying about here appears to be due to a
> misapprehension. The Kaswesha domain name looks to satisfy the membership
> requirement to me.
>
> I thank Milton for his explanation of the reason for the domain name
> application, and its origins in the deep differences between the GNSO and
> ALAC mission.
>
> Cheers
>
> David
>
> On 17/11/2011, at 7:54 PM, McTim wrote:
>
>> On 11/17/11, William Drake <william.drake at uzh.ch> wrote:
>>> How to reconcile these two statements is a conundrum
.
>>
>> Indeed.
>>
>> On the specifics of this application, while I am sure that KASWESHA is
>> a non-commercial organisation, the fact that they have a .co.ke might
>> be disqualifying.  I think this is unfair.
>>
>> The domain kbo.co.ke is a multistakeholder PPP with the GoKenya,
>> Google, KENIC and others coming together to make it easy to get "kenya
>> Buisnesses Online", hence kbo.co.ke.
>>
>> It's a free service, so fairly popular.
>>
>> How does the NCSG-EC reconcile inclusion with rigid rules?
>>
>> --
>> Cheers,
>>
>> McTim
>> "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A
>> route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
>
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