> On Mar 31, 2025, at 10:37 AM, Michael Jones <michael_b_jones@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > What percentage of the world population controls (actually, rents) a DNS name? I interpret Phillip's comment as forward-looking (we know not many people rent a DNS name at this time) position (which I support). That's why he said "it is really fine to go back and fix things that need fixing." > Is there any means to determine this? > -- Mike > > From: Phillip Hallam-Baker <phill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, March 31, 2025 9:00 AM > To: S Moonesamy <sm+ietf@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Q Misell <q@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; ietf@xxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Authorship (was: sob@xxxxxxxxxxx is not long for the world) > OK, so let's take this as an example of a deeper problem: The Internet architecture assumes that we participate as *members of an institution*. Which was a correct assumption when computers cost upwards of the price of a house. It hasn't been a good assumption for a very long time now. > We need a registry for personal identifiers controlled by end users. > Fortunately, we already have one and it is called the DNS. > Seriously, it is really fine to go back and fix things that need fixing. But we should not make temporary repairs that are going to need fixing again. > DNS handles are the way forward here. >
