[kictanet] Licensing Framework for .ke

[Odhiambo Washington]

Well, we do know that we will not require CA to authorize how we manage our
DNS servers.
If that was to be true, it would amount to something else I'd rather not
mention now.

On 27 November 2014 at 17:03, Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com> wrote:

> @Wash, @Mwendwa
>
> I totally agree with your explanations.
>
> The "intention" and perhaps the spirit of the regulatory clause is to stop
> at the "first" level sub-domain as you explain. BUT when push comes to
> shove, nothing stops the legal interpretation to include "subsequent" level
> subdomains like town.mmu.ac.ke.
>
> How deep does the sub-domain clause cover? Perhaps for the avoidance of
> doubt, the clause could be revised to explicitly sate the "first" level
> subdomains.
>
> The devil lies is in the details.
>
> walu.
> --------------------------------------------
> On Thu, 11/27/14, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  Subject: Re: [kictanet] Licensing Framework for .ke
>  To: "Walubengo J" <jwalu at yahoo.com>, "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>  Date: Thursday, November 27, 2014, 3:21 PM
>
>
>
>  On 27
>  November 2014 at 14:47, Walubengo J via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>  wrote:
>  @Ali,
>
>
>
>  Deja vu! (excuse my french :-)
>
>
>
>  I warned you guys many months ago @
>
>
> http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/Kenyas-Internet-Domain-Set-for-a-Shakeup-Part-II/-/1959700/2172042/-/kj8tmsz/-/index.html
>
>  or
>
>  @ http://tinyurl.com/l7o5ssl
>
>
>
>  Anyway, here is snapshot of one of the clauses in the
>  Regulations (2010) being applied now and I quote
>
>  >>(2) A person shall not create a new sub - domain
>  under the Kenya country code Top Level Domain without the
>  approval of the >>Commission.
>
>
>
>  Meaning that If I run the university mmu.ac.ke domain, and need to
>  create a domain from our town branch as in town.mmu.ac.ke I have to
>  run to my good friend the DG, Wangusi to grant me the
>  permission. I am sure he will give me the permission but the
>  bigger question is why should I ask?
>
>  Walu,
>  I am 100% sure you have
>  misinterpreted that clause! My understanding of
>  it is that you cannot create something like .TV.ke or
>  .MOBI.ke without the consent of that dragon called CA. The
>  dragon will decide on what gets created besides .or.ke and such
>  like.However, once you have walu.or.ke the dragon has not
>  power (moral authority or whatever) to stop you from
>  creating kanduyi.walu.or.ke
>   unless they also want to come and manage your DNS
>  servers.
>
>  --
>  Best regards,
>  Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
>  Nairobi,KE
>  +254733744121/+254722743223
>  "I can't hear you -- I'm using the
>  scrambler."
>
>
>


-- 
Best regards,
Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
Nairobi,KE
+254733744121/+254722743223
"I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler."
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