[kictanet] [Skunkworks] Call for nominations for the DNS Awards - KENIC nomination
Ali Hussein
ali at hussein.me.ke
Fri Jun 14 17:47:43 EAT 2013
+1 Kivuva.
Adam, we can agree to disagree on that point..
Ali Hussein
CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd
Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd
+254 713 601113
"The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb
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On Jun 14, 2013, at 3:43 PM, Kivuva <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com> wrote:
> Thank you Barrack and Ali. Indeed, charity begins at home. Despite all
> weaknesses KENIC has, we don't expect people from outside to come and
> strengthen it. Lets have confidence with it, and support it where
> necessary.
>
> Regards
>
> On 14/06/2013, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I think it is upon all stakeholders to ensure KeNIC is successfull, the
>> same case applies to all African ccTLDs, i think we should focus on strong
>> points and highlight the wekanesses, that way we can grow the organisation,
>> i agree with Mwendwa that we should support KeNICs growth and visibility,
>> i look forwad to the day KeNIC crosses 100000 domains , it will be a sign
>> of confidence in the Kenyan namespace and might have profound impact on
>> e-commerce as well.
>>
>> Best Regards
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 12:44 PM, Adam Nelson <adam at varud.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Ali,
>>>
>>> It's definitely parochial and I would hope Kenic would rise above
>>> protecting local registrars at the expense of accessibility to the dot ke
>>> domain name system.
>>>
>>> -Adam
>>>
>>> ---
>>> OpenStack for Africa: http://signup.kili.io
>>> Musings: https://twitter.com/varud
>>> About Adam: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Adam
>>>>
>>>> I would disagree with you on the issue of allowing anyone without a
>>>> Kenyan Address to register a domain. Although this may sound abit
>>>> parochial
>>>> in thinking but it is the trend worldwide now with ccTLDs. This is the
>>>> last
>>>> e-land grab and we must ensure that Kenyan domiciled
>>>> companies/individuals
>>>> have the first access to this.
>>>>
>>>> On the issue of opening up the second level domain space i.e. .ke this
>>>> is
>>>> something that KeNIC should have done long time ago. In fact this is
>>>> something that Moses Kemibaro and I championed when we were directors at
>>>> KeNIC. So I support it fully.
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>>
>>>> Ali Hussein
>>>> CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd
>>>> Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd
>>>>
>>>> +254 713 601113
>>>>
>>>> "The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>>
>>>> On Jun 14, 2013, at 10:50 AM, Adam Nelson <adam at varud.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> The third thing is the lack of accessible second level domains like
>>>> nakumatt.ke instead of nakumatt.co.ke
>>>>
>>>> If Kenic would announce that it wants to work on these things but can't
>>>> because of X, I'd be happy to support you guys (although I'm not sure
>>>> how
>>>> exactly).
>>>>
>>>> Cheers.
>>>> Adam
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>> OpenStack for Africa: http://signup.kili.io
>>>> Musings: https://twitter.com/varud
>>>> About Adam: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 10:46 AM, Kivuva
>>>> <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Great criticism Adam.
>>>>>
>>>>> I am sure KENIC is not averse to criticism.
>>>>>
>>>>> Such comments are the ones that make us pull up our socks. I'm sure if
>>>>> we think hard, we can position KENIC as one of the great registries in
>>>>> the
>>>>> Region.
>>>>>
>>>>> Have a good one.
>>>>>
>>>>> ______________________
>>>>> Mwendwa Kivuva
>>>>> twitter.com/lordmwesh
>>>>> google ID | Skype ID: lordmwesh
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 14 June 2013 10:38, Adam Nelson <adam at varud.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> How can we vote for KENIC when we can't use globally standard
>>>>>> registrars like Gandi because KENIC won't allow registrars without a
>>>>>> Kenyan
>>>>>> address register domain names?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Even the Somalia registrar allows this:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.soregistry.so/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Also, .ke doesn't have DNSSEC as brought up in a previous thread.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm sure you're all nice people but organizationally, KENIC is a let
>>>>>> down.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ---
>>>>>> OpenStack for Africa: http://signup.kili.io
>>>>>> Musings: https://twitter.com/varud
>>>>>> About Adam: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 10:28 AM, Kivuva
>>>>>> <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com>wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There is a call for nominations for the DNS Awards for the best
>>>>>>> registry/registrar in Africa.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Please nominate KENIC. We need the visibility and profile.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Have a good one.
>>>>>>> Warm Regards
>>>>>>> ______________________
>>>>>>> Mwendwa Kivuva
>>>>>>> twitter.com/lordmwesh
>>>>>>> google ID | Skype ID: lordmwesh
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>>>>> From: Dandjinou Pierre <pdandjinou at gmail.com>
>>>>>>> Date: 14 June 2013 02:22
>>>>>>> Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] final call for nominations for the DNS
>>>>>>> Awards
>>>>>>> To: "africann at afrinic.net" <africann at afrinic.net>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Dear Listers,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This is a final call for the nominations for the Africa domain name
>>>>>>> Award. kindly go to africanncommunity.org and fill out the
>>>>>>> questionnaire if you want to give a chance to your preferred
>>>>>>> registry/registrar.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ceci est le dernier appel pour la nomination des registres et
>>>>>>> registrars pour l'attribution du prix du nom de domain africain. Merci
>>>>>>> de
>>>>>>> visiter le site africanncommunity,org et de remplir le questionnaire
>>>>>>> afin
>>>>>>> de donner une chance a votre registre/registrar preferre.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Best regards
>>>>>>> Pierre
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Pierre Dandjinou
>>>>>>> Cotonou - 229 90 087784 / 66566610
>>>>>>> Dakar 221 77 639 30 41
>>>>>>> www.scg.bj
>>>>>>> skype : sagbo1953
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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