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How could DNS become more decentralized? You already have your choice of TLDs, registrars, ISPs, and software. If that's not good enough you can host a public key under .onion.

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DNS is not decentralized at all. It has a center - ICANN (organizational, legal) and the root servers (physical), which gives one party a near absolute control.

Namecoin is decentralized.

Namecoin basically.

And how do I get my specific domain name that I want to have via namecoin?

How do I get rid of illegal domain squatters?

There are good reasons for centralized systems.

To get it, you have to register first. What is an illegal domain squatter? Someone using your business name? Namespaces are bound to collide.. think of all the JohnSmiths who want JohnSmith.com

So, the solution to a namespace collision is "first come, first serve"?

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