virtuality: mindless ramblings from a gen-X geek
I just registered a new domain for a client. We use Network Solutions, exclusively–Hey they’re the ones in control of .com.
During the registration process, i was presented with no less than three pages of add-ons for the domain. Each page had 5-10 items to choose from. From "secure" email, to canned web site development. It seems that everything but fries were listed.
2006 was another busy year for the five Regional Internet Registries: together, they gave out 161.48 million IPv4 addresses, just shy of the 165.45 million given out in 2005 as measured on Jan 1, 2006. The US holds 57% (down from 60% in 2006) of the IPv4 address space in use. The other countries in the list together hold another 34% (up from 32%).
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As 64-bit processing becomes mainstream, the next major computing platform shift is due to arrive by 2008. If the open source community doesn’t step up to the plate and address major impediments to widespread desktop adoption, Linux could be left behind.
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