Thanks to letsencrypt and others, now SSL is free, but why same is not happening with domain names?<p>I think if fraudulent (or lots of) name registrations will be fixed, then it is possible to make domain name registration free (like telegram did for their bot names, max was 20name last time I checked)
OK. Let's say domain registration becomes free. Now I want to register all remaining domain names. What's stopping me? Artificial limits of domains per person? That's not really fair, because some people really need to buy domains to prevent cybersquatting.<p>The current system isn't perfect, but it's better than open, free registration.
There is Freenom that let you register free .tk, .ml, .ga, .cf, .gq domains. And the number of scam web-sites IMO discredit those domain zones.<p>Though according to the feedback online, Freenom to domains is not what Letsencrypt is to SSL. Their business model (cancel domain name registration then ask $xxxx to register it again) looks like fraud to me [1].<p>[1]: <a href="https://www.quora.com/Is-Freenom-a-fraudulent-company" rel="nofollow">https://www.quora.com/Is-Freenom-a-fraudulent-company</a>