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

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

But it could limit the usage of its TLD.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Unlikely, and even more unlikely to not be able to be worked around by a local rust user group.

Like, the .eu restriction to only give out domains to individuals and companies within the EEA is more about having a domestic contact than anything else, EURid doesn't care who actually uses the domain just that it has European legal representation.