[wplug] Choosing a domain name

[Drew from Zhrodague]

On 9/4/13 11:56 AM, Justin Smith wrote:
> I've stopped looking for work as a writer so I can begin my new career as a
> sysadmin. Therefore, my old domain, js-wordsmith, no longer applies to me.
> I'm trying to think of a new one that would be appropriate for a free
> software enthusiast. Here are my top ideas so far:
>
> bittech.co
> openbyte.co or .us (.me is available as well, but that doesn't sound good)
> libretech.us
>
> What do you think of those? I want to avoid using my name in the domain
> since I may offer products or services from it - nothing commercial, at least
> initially, but I may put up public instances of free software I support such
> as Seeks Project or XMPP.

	It is much harder to choose domain names these days, as you said, many 
of the good ones are taken. You'll have to get creative.

	I registered extremesysadmin.com in the early '00s, and used that as my 
email for a while when looking for work. All of the old domains are 
owned by Verisign or domain trolls now, so it is hard to get at some 
expired domains. Again, you'll have to get creative.

	fully-automatic-assault-sysadmin.com seems to be available.


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