.sco
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| Introduced | Not officially introduced; proposed in 2005 |
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| TLD type | Proposed top-level domain |
| Status | Unofficial proposal |
| Registry | None at present |
| Sponsoring organization | dotSCO |
| Intended use | See article |
| Actual use | Not in use yet, as it is unapproved and not in root |
| Registration restrictions | Unknown |
| Structure | Registrations would be taken directly at second level |
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| Dispute policies | UDRP |
| Web site | dotSCO.org |
.sco (dotSCO) is a proposed top-level domain. It is somewhat unclear whether it is intended to be a national domain for Scotland, or simply for sites in the Scots language.
The campaign was initiated following the successful introduction of .cat for Catalan-speaking community. The .cat domain is officially reserved for those websites which "highlight Catalan language and culture".
The mission statement of the campaign states that:
- "Because the Scots language and culture is a community that we believe should be identified with its own domain on the internet. Under a .SCO domain those organisations, companies and people that express themselves in the Scots language and/or wish to encourage Scots culture will be able to be registered and will be clearly identifiable."
The all-encompassing word "culture" would tend to imply just about anything associated with the nation of Scotland; after all, a nation is definied by its characteristic culture. However it is not clear whether websites in Scotland's other two languages (Scottish English and Scottish Gaelic language) are intended for inclusion.
A survey carried out by the General Register Office for Scotland in 1996 suggested that while 30% of Scots responded "Yes" to the slightly ambiguous question "Can you speak the Scots language?", only 17% responded yes to the clearer question "Can you speak Scots?".[1] On the basis of this survey, the Scottish Executive and Scottish Parliament decided not to include a question about the Scots language in the 2001 Census. The 2001 Census revealed that 31235 Scottish residents out of a population of over 5 million could read, speak and write Gaelic.[2]
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| Generic top-level domains | ||
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| Unsponsored | .biz .com .edu .gov .info .int .mil .name .net .org | |
| Sponsored | .aero .cat .coop .jobs .mobi .museum .pro .travel | |
| Infrastructure | .arpa .root | |
| Startup phase | .asia .tel | |
| Proposed | .berlin .bzh .cym .gal .geo .kid .kids .mail .nyc .post .sco .web .xxx | |
| Deleted/retired | .nato | |
| Reserved | .example .invalid .localhost .test | |
| Pseudo-domains | .bitnet .csnet .local .onion .uucp | |
| Unofficial | see Alternative DNS roots | |
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See also: Country code top-level domains |
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