<div dir="ltr">Dear all,<div><br></div><div>I hope we have not lost sight of the question that started all of this debate: how can Kwasi register a .edu domain name? Now that the road has been pointed out to him/her, and it leads to Educause, I think it would be great if s(he) contacts them to find out what the rules are. S(he) can also try contacting those non-US institutions that have .edu domain names and ask them how they did it. Finally, it would be great to get feedback on the fruits of his/her efforts.</div>
<div><br></div><div>And let me conclude by saying that the original question apart, a very interesting discussion on related issues is being had here.</div><div><br></div><div>Katim</div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Mar 22, 2014 at 9:33 AM, Roland Perry <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:roland@internetpolicyagency.com" target="_blank">roland@internetpolicyagency.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">In message <<a href="mailto:532C765C.3020608@afilias.info" target="_blank">532C765C.3020608@afilias.info</a><u></u>>, at 13:26:52 on Fri, 21 Mar 2014, Ken Stubbs <<a href="mailto:kstubbs@afilias.info" target="_blank">kstubbs@afilias.info</a>> writes<div class="">
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I believe Roland & others are mistaken here.<br>
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To the best of my knowledge this string was not reserved by the US for exclusive use by themselves but<br>
is overseen by Educause (see <a href="http://www.educause.edu" target="_blank">www.educause.edu</a>). a group of over 1,800 colleges and universities collaborating<br>
on common higher education IT challenges—sharing the mission of transforming higher education through the use of information technology.<br>
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I'm aware that the registry is run by Educause, but I've also quoted from the rules on their website which state the restrictions on registrations in .edu (which I expect have been handed down by the Department of Commerce as part of the contract).<br>
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In other words, it's not open to "all members of Educause", furthermore making membership of Educuase a requirement for registration would also be a matter for concerned debate.<br>
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I'm not saying Educause is the wrong entity to be administering the gTLD, merely commenting on the rules they have to work within.<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
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Roland Perry<br>
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