[OT] Internet may "fall apart" next month, says EU

[meng]

Zbigniew Koziol wrote:

> Well, well, so ICANN is under a contract from US department of 
> commerce? ;)
>
> Actually, Internet was a failure. It was supposed to create a new 
> medium where mind control could be excercied, but the idea did not 
> work, almost entirely. Contrary, it become the bastion of free speach.
>
> So, I am not surprised that there are voices to shut it down, or at 
> least, to partition it. Northern America has a long tradition of 
> isolating itself from their cultural roots (which are, btw, in Europe, 
> mostly).
>
> But I am rather optimistic: there are already too many billions of $$ 
> behind the Internet, and cutting it down to parts would mean huge 
> losses. Though, from another hand, these who care for shouting mouths 
> do not care so much for money because they have them from other sources.
>
http://european.de.orsn.net/faq.php

 From the above faq:

ORSN is an abbreviation for Open Root Server Network and stands for a 
network of DNS servers in member countries of the European Union and/or 
neighbouring countries.
The ORSN serves as a alternative for the existing root-server network 
since February 2002, which is coordinated by the ICANN. In contrast to 
the root servers of the ICANN, the ORSN servers should predominantly be 
placed in Europe. The maximum number of ORSN root-servers will be 13.

Why does the internet need "ORSN"?
Until now, the administration is done by the USA and/or the ICANN. 
Therefor, a large number of root-servers is located in America. A loss 
or the modification of the root-server information could result in 
serious consequences for all other countries concerning their internet 
use. It is for example possible to stop a whole country from using the 
internet. In practice, this scenario didn't happen so far but it can't 
be excluded either.

Meng



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