Shorter '.uk' Domain Name Put On Ice

judgecorp writes "The British domain name registry, Nominet, has abandoned the idea of a shorter .uk domain name system, which would replace the current regime where all .uk domains are in subdomains, such as .co.uk, or .org.uk. Although a consultation found a huge demand for a simpler system, Nominet couldn't get agreement on how to get there from here — so has put the idea to one side for now. There are some shorter addreses like british-library.uk — but these predate Nominet's regime."

Don't change it...

[Anonymous Coward]

I prefer the 2nd level domain system on a national level it is easier for dispute resolution.

All domains should have something like this:
com.[country_code] for registered national business
org.[country_code] for registered national organisation
asn.[country_code] for registered national association
edu.[country_code] for registered national education
gov.[country_code] for official government usage
pub.[country_code] for private usage
xxx.com.[country_code] for registered national porn.

Everything else should be scrapped.
Unfortunately the whole DNS is fuxxored from the start by a lack of foresight and unfortunately it's too late to fix it.
The US may have invented it but they invented a piece of crap which only benefits lawyers.

my 2c.