debian.eu domain?

[Sven Luther]

On Mon, Apr 10, 2006 at 02:45:44PM +0100, Steve McIntyre wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 08, 2006 at 05:41:29PM +0200, J.A. Bezemer wrote:
> >
> >Hi!
> >
> >Prompted by a Slashdot article, I noticed that the debian.eu domain was
> >only "pre-claimed" by some Spaniard, but that application has expired.
> >To prevent it from becoming publically available in some 40 days, it may
> >still be possible to apply under Sunrise rules claiming prior rights.
> >Since that is relatively straightforward for a European institution having
> >"Debian" in its name, it seems to me that this could very well be a task
> >for the Debian UK Society. Unless, of course, you already thought about it
> >and rejected the idea ;-)
> 
> Hi Anne,
> 
> It's not something that I'd really thought about, to be honest.
> Personally, I'm not a great fan of the "let's take every possible
> domain" idea, it must be said. However, SPI normally hold all the
> Debian domains and trademarks, so it's probably a decision for SPI to
> make. Forwarding it there for discussion...

I believe though that SPI is not allowed to hold a .eu domain.

Friendly,

Sven Luther