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H. Peter Anvin hpa at transmeta.com
Mon Apr 10 02:04:48 PDT 2000


Vincent.de.Lau at BAKERNET.com wrote:
> 
> >Hi all,
> >
> >Recently, yet another discussion on linux-kernel has indicated that we
> >really do need to formalize a Linux Assigned Names And Numbers Authority
> >(LANA/LANANA).  I have volunteered to do this, after maintaining the
> >Linux device name- and numberspace for the past five years.
> >
> >I have checked, and the name lanana.org is available (lana.org is taken
> >but appears to be a squatter.)  Would anyone be willing to spring for
> >the registration fee for this?
> 
> Did you check both LANA/LANANA.com already? Hot stuff! ;) Is there no
> problem using this name if the dotcom name is like this?
> 

No, I didn't check.

> >
> >P.S. <Wish> It would be really nice if some of the new multi-G$ Linux
> >companies would buy Linux Online and make the name linux.org available
> >to the community, preferrably under Linus' control.  We have a huge and
> >painful proliferation of random domains, and it's not a good thing.
> 
> linux.net is in a poor state. It is registered, but there is no DNS server
> working properly. I used http://www.demon.net/cgi-bin/demon/external/dig and
> others to check the domain.
> 

Yes, linux.net was squatted by the same guy who squatted linux.com and
later sold it to VA.

	-hpa



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