Weight behind Nominet (.UK) initiative — Tucows throws
Tucows is the largest registrar to date to support the initiative.
Tucows, the largest wholesale domain name registrar, has stated it will vote in favor of an initiative to replace five of Nominet’s board members. Nominet is a non-profit that runs the .UK country code domain name.
The registrar joins Namecheap, Gandi and many other registrars and hosting firms that will vote for change at the Extraordinary General Meeting on March 22.
The initiative seeks to refocus Nominet on running .UK rather than using profits to invest in other lines of business. I wrote regarding the initiative and its goals a few days back.
In a blog post, Tucows threw cold water on Nominet CEO Russell Haworth’s claim that voting for the initiative would damage Nominet’s stability and reputation. Instead, it argues that refocusing the non-profit .UK would improve its stability. Writing regarding country code domain operators in general, Ashley La Bolle, Director of Domains at Tucows, stated, “The registry ought to have a narrow and focused mandate, deliver a stable and secure service, operate in a risk-averse manner, and manage costs appropriately.”
Votes will be apportioned based on the total number of .UK domains under management of those who vote, although each voter is capped at 3% of the total. Tucows will hit that cap with regarding 380,000 .UK domains under management.
