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It needs to operate like an open source project where we have volenteers that help keep the servers running. It would need take donations for providers and end users possible to help offset server and colo costs.
Before considering technical aspects, or applying for delegation its a good idea to have a simple plain English policy that prescribes who can register names, what names may be registered, and a process by which the policy itself may be changed. Giving the parent zone administrator power to adjudicate when the community of interest has a dispute with itself is also wise, or if this isn't possible another neutral party. Once you have a good policy framework in place, it will matter much less (from a political perspective) who has control of the name servers. regards Peter Mott Swizzle | Wholesale Hosted Servers Tel. +64 21 279 4995 -/-