On Thu, Jan 04, 2018 at 10:04:30AM +0400, Amreesh Phokeer <amreesh.phokeer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote a message of 77 lines which said: > There have been some attempts: > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenNIC > http://www.open-root.eu/?lang=en The two are very different. OpenNIC is real. You may like its policies, or its operational quality, or you may dislike them, but it is a real system, with real users. Open Root is completely void. You'll notice on their Web page that they don't even indicate the IP addresses of their root name servers (because they have none), something that every alternative root advertise proudly (see OpenNIC home page, for instance). If you know DNS, Open Root texts will probably amuse you <http://www.open-root.eu/about-open-root/open-roots/>. One of the best sentences: "However Google (and Chrome) use their own root (copy of the ICANN root); its IP address is 8.8.8.8 or 8.8.6.6." > And also some blockchain-based alternatives: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namecoin > https://blockstack.org/ I think there are much more people who mention Namecoin that people who actually use it. I'm one of them (d/bortzmeyer, alias bortzmeyer.bit if you use a DNS gateway such as OpenNIC). There are three points to note with Namecoin: * it works fine * it is policyless, by construction. Pure FCFS. If someone wants to register a name, you can do nothing. I let you decide if it is a bug or a feature * the security of your domain entirely depends on your ability to properly manage your private key (backup it, but keep it private). As the Bitcoin users discovered, this is not easy. There are possible solutions but they are not deployed yet. <https://www.centr.org/library/library/centr-event/rd6-bortzmeyer-namecoin-20140604.html> (a bit old but still mostly true)