[afrinic-discuss] [Fwd: China To Launch Alternate Country Code Domains]

[Ken Lohento]

Hi Tim

KL: Hum
 see answer below:


> does this has something to do  with Afrinic ?

I'm afraid yes....

I don't see it, The Chinese are just announcing the service they have been
providing for a while, (and there are multiple alt roots out ther as well).

KL: Of course, it’s a service they have been  providing for a while, but on
an experimental basis and now they are making it official and will develop
activities in this regard. So I see this as new development.
AfriNIC does numbering resources, not naming
What connection do you see?
KL : Well, Of course, the core activity of Afrinic is about numbering
resources. But what organization is specialized on naming in Africa? Should
not Afrinic be involved or interested in technical internet governance
issues in Africa? My answer is yes. And more over, taking into account the
feebleness of technical capacity in Africa, AfriNIC should be like a
“supporting organization” in relation to Internet technical issues,
especially when it’s about naming, root servers, even if it’s not it’s core
business.
Anyway, it’s my opinion, cheers and have a good week :-)
Ken Lohento
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