See commit b422ead31b077041cb030064008c6cd26ba058d0 for more info. /NNNC/somerandomnick> Why did you change configure to require bash? /relayhell/d3v11> you didn't see the commit message? /NNNC/somerandomnick> /relayhell/d3v11: not yet /NNNC/somerandomnick> /relayhell/d3v11: I was just looking at the diff. /NNNC/somerandomnick> /relayhell/d3v11: slackware doesn't even have a dash package available, so I'm not sure how pika managed to get himself that error. /relayhell/d3v11> if you want to change it back, go for it. /NNNC/somerandomnick> /relayhell/d3v11: I'd rather not start an edit war with you. /relayhell/d3v11> LOL if you change it back i won't rechange it /relayhell/d3v11> i made an executive decision because it gives a bunch of people shit. /NNNC/somerandomnick> The problem is caused by distributions that give people a bunch of shit. /NNNC/somerandomnick> "a bunch of shit" == sh pointing to a deliberately stripped down dash /relayhell/d3v11> right /NNNC/somerandomnick> sh should point to a useful default shell for users. /relayhell/d3v11> should but it doesn't always /NNNC/somerandomnick> really only in systems with upstart /NNNC/somerandomnick> and bash can do everything dash can do, so it's always safe to fix the distribution /NNNC/somerandomnick> "fix the distribution" == ln -s bash /bin/sh /relayhell/d3v11> if you think the change is problematic, then i welcome you rechanging it. /NNNC/somerandomnick> The change is problematic because it breaks any system that doesn't have bash.

=head1 ICANN

=head2 Background

ICANN has exclusive authority over not just the IcannNet's DNS (L<as many people assume|http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/jun/23/icann-internet-domain-names>), but also its IPs, ASNs, and other names and numbers.

=head2 The Problem

ICANN is a centralised authority that's abused its power in the past, and there is no reason to expect that it won't continue to abuse its power in the future.

=head2 The Solution

resdb is a decentralised resource database, with simple forks and merges.  Claiming resources is free and simple, and market forces decide who will accept your claims and who will ignore them.  Domain parking farms are irrelevant in resdb, because most users are happy to accept patches that eliminate them.  If the US government tries to claim several /8s (16 million addresses each), a patch to eliminate them will be popular.