<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 2:25 PM, Tony Breeds <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tony@bakeyournoodle.com">tony@bakeyournoodle.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im">On Thu, Jul 02, 2009 at 01:41:51PM +1000, Jeremy Visser wrote:<br>
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> Might be a stupid question,<br>
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</div>No not a stupid question at all.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
> but why can't Linux Australia just hold on<br>
> to the domain, and use NS records to change the delegation this time<br>
> every year?<br>
<br>
</div>Because .conf.au is a temporary domain: <a href="http://www.aunic.net/policies.html#confau" target="_blank">http://www.aunic.net/policies.html#confau</a><br>
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The domain is used to support conferences and exhibitions that require a named<br>
Internet presence. The domain is a short duration domain, delegated to a<br>
conference or exhibition for a strictly limited duration.<br>
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<br>
So we can use the domain for ~6 months around the conference.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
> It'd be the sane thing to do, given the <a href="http://linux.conf.au" target="_blank">linux.conf.au</a> occurs every year,<br>
> and there are people right now that have an interest in accessing the<br>
> site, even though the conference hasn't started yet.<br>
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</div>Sadly given the current structure of the Australian domain namespace that is<br>
not an option. Who know what the future will bring though.<br></blockquote></div><br>Dodgy workaround - make LCA a biannual conference. Hold them in July and January. The July ones of course are slightly smaller.. such as three people meeting at a pub for an evening. Using the domain for 6 months around each conference = year-round coverage. :P<br>
<br>Of course aunic might not like it ....<br><br>Regards,<br><br>Charles<br><br>