Why is .gov only for US government agencies?

Tue Oct 21 17:33:21 UTC 2014

On Oct 21, 2014, at 11:08 AM, David Conrad <drc at virtualized.org> wrote:

> On Oct 20, 2014, at 10:18 PM, Barry Shein <bzs at world.std.com> wrote:
>> Not that anyone is looking for a solution but I suppose one possible
>> solution would be to use the two-letter cctld then gov like
>> parliament.uk.gov or parliament.ca.gov etc.
>> 
>> No doubt there would be some collisions but probably not too serious.
> 
> Folks outside of the US have issues with the US government having a role in the administration of the root, even if that role is to ensure ICANN does screw the pooch.

I'm thinking there's a "not" missing here. 

--Sandy
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