[RndTbl] The "Save .org" petition

[Adam Thompson]

On 2019-11-26 10:29, Glen Ditchfield wrote:
> As you may have heard, ICANN removed the price caps on .org domains, 
> then
> quietly decided to sell the .org registry to a private equity firm 
> linked to a
> former ICANN CEO and several American billionaires (https://
> www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/26/org_selloff_internet/).
> 
> So, a bunch of respectable organizations have started a petition to 
> stop that,
> at https://savedotorg.org/ .  Signing might help.


Given the absolute failure of governance at ICANN, which seems to be 
spreading to NRO, IANA, etc., I think "Save dotOrg" has about as much 
chance of success as "Save Concordia" did locally, no matter the 
justness of the cause.

What *would* be a good idea, though, despite the "rewarding bad 
behaviour" aspect of it, would be renew any .org domains you have, NOW, 
for the maximum term (10 years).  Several industry observers are 
expecting prices to rise >10x, so you'll probably be saving a good chunk 
of money by doing it now.

-Adam