.js is a 2 character TLD and those are resevered for countries

[ozten]

as reported in. https://twitter.com/#!/bdufresne/status/204643709441159168

Is this accurate? Any way around it?

http://www.newgtldsite.com/dot-code-tld-domain-names/

[paraboul]

let's create a country then.

[ozten]

Scope creep.

[paraboul]

2 letters are reserved for ISO-3166 list.
http://www.iso.org/iso/fr/list-en1-semic-3.txt

JS doesn't exist.

[paraboul]

2.12 Can a New gTLD name be 2 letters?

Applied-for gTLD strings in ASCII must be composed of three or more visually distinct characters. Two-character ASCII strings are not permitted, to avoid conflicting with current and future country-codes based on the ISO 3166-1 standard.

http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/customer-service/faqs/faqs-en

[ozten]

Some ideas:

• .code
• .dev - Hacker tested, TJ approved
• .javascript (too long)
• .jsz (kind of like compressed JavaScript)
• .foo
• .bar
  *.get so https://example.get/example.js
• .hak - JS Hacker's paradise
• .let - JS keyword as well as common suffix
• .var, .try - too nerdy?
• .app
• .json - to curmudgeon?
• .hub
• .rad
• .jslib

[ozten]

Via Todd Barnard .code and a link I've added to the description.

[paraboul]

New materials :
http://archive.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/three-character-30may09-en.pdf
http://archive.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/idn-3-char-requirement-15feb10-en.pdf

[dscape]

It is decided then, we must create a new country (or invade poland, @mmalecki lives there)

[TooTallNate]

I think @visionmedia uses .dev in /etc/hosts so that's a no-go

[tj]

BRING IT ON TOO TALL

[ozten]

Edited Comment 4 with some 3 char TLDs....

Also

• .wut
• .yak
• .yar - For the pirates, yo
• .yes

[ozten]

.src - View Source has a Posse

[gryzzly]

.src is rather sweet

[davidmurdoch]

Maybe we can ask The Principality of Sealand to hook us up? They take donations. http://www.sealandgov.org/
Note: they aren't formally recognized as country by any other country, but maybe ICANN could let it slide?

p.s. I'm joking - mostly. :-p

[ozten]

Updates:

1. Mozilla leadership is really excited about a .js TLD, so if this could ever happen, they seem like the first organization we might be able to trick into running the registry aspect.

I was ignorant of @voodootikigod and many of your attempts at working on these ideas already. <3

2. We've gotten confirmation that .js won't be eligible for the new gTLD processes, so a kickstarter wouldn't be a good idea.

3. The js TLD is non delegated. Filed Issue .js is a non delegated domain #23.

So these two bugs seem like blockers :( We'll need a creative, new solution or to work on the bureaucratic aspects of Issue #23.

I've closed down signing and updated the README. We know there is a lot of energy, we just need a viable strategy to move this forward.