I don't think that would be the only patent you would need .... > -----Original Message----- > From: Douglas Otis [mailto:dotis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 9:56 PM > To: egs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: Patrick Vande Walle; ietf@xxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Something better than DNS? > > > On Nov 28, 2006, at 4:31 PM, Emin Gun Sirer wrote: > > > Stephane & Phillip, > > > > I'm thinking of writing a short report that summarizes the > invaluable > > discussion here and beefing up the system sketch. I think > we now agree > > that it is possible to have multiple operators manage names in a > > single, shared namespace without recourse to a centralized > > super-registry. > > You might want to review patent 7,065,587 as well. Rather > than a hierarchical name space, there are GUIDs and "friendly names" > socially structured into groups. In addition to friendly > names, GUIDs can combine with DNS names as well. There is no > need for a super-registry, but rather a way to generate > GUIDs. Perhaps this is the structure of things to come, > where belonging to a group matters more than a centralized authority. > > -Doug > > > _______________________________________________ > Ietf mailing list > Ietf@xxxxxxxx > https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf > > _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf