Does crates.io have a backup plan? (lemmy.bestiver.se)

submitted 1 week ago by patrick@lemmy.bestiver.se to c/rust@programming.dev

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It's possible that the .io cctld is going to go away [0]. Does crates.io have a backup plan at all? Does anyone know what problems it would end up causing?

I imagine the package registry having to move domains is going to cause a ton of problems.

Frankly, it's concerning to me that so much of the Rust ecosystem has chosen to standardize on shaky ccTLDs. The Indian Ocean Territory (.io) is a small island territory whose only inhabitants are a single military base, it is crazy to use that domain for something important. Serbia (.rs) is more stable, but they could still cut off access for non-Serbians if they wanted to.

[0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.io#Phasing_Out

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[-] Strykker@programming.dev 2 points 4 days ago

Canada specifically won't issue .ca without proof of residence in the country, or something close to that.

I think .io is unfortunately administered by a group outside of the country it's related to. Which means they have less control at the moment (something something British colonialism or something)

But yeah imo country code tlds should be limited to businesses / people who reside within the specific country.

We have soo many other tld options that are better choices.