That was the idea, but from my memory, people chose their own meaning and conventions pretty much from the start. So much about the internet was envisioned with a completely different use case than what it actually was used for, it’s amazing things even kinda worked out in the end.
With some exceptions (.gov, .edu, for example), it has never actually meant anything. Anyone can register a .com, .net, or .org for any purpose.
I thought com/net/org had distinct use cases until the early 1990s when it became a free-for-all.
That was the idea, but from my memory, people chose their own meaning and conventions pretty much from the start. So much about the internet was envisioned with a completely different use case than what it actually was used for, it’s amazing things even kinda worked out in the end.
Those tlds still exist. The existence of butts.adult doesn’t create confusion about oxfam.org
You misled me, butts.adult does in fact not exist.
Oh wow. That seems like an oversight. Somebody with $400 to burn could either support or refute my point on this matter