Difference between revisions of ".cat"

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The .cat [[htyp:top-level domain|TLD]] has some [https://contract.gandi.net/v5/contracts/14600/special_conditions_CAT_1.3.pdf unusual requirements]. Toot.Cat attempts to satisfy these requirements via the following:
 
The .cat [[htyp:top-level domain|TLD]] has some [https://contract.gandi.net/v5/contracts/14600/special_conditions_CAT_1.3.pdf unusual requirements]. Toot.Cat attempts to satisfy these requirements via the following:
 
* We run the Mastodon software (our primary mission), whose interface is available in Catalan.
 
* We run the Mastodon software (our primary mission), whose interface is available in Catalan.
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==Notes==
 
==Notes==
Mastodon user Sam Toland [https://social.coop/@samtoland/100152739177441119 notes] that the .cat admins used to be much stricter, but have now loosened enforcement a bit.
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Hearsay is that the .cat admins used to be much stricter, but have now loosened enforcement a bit. (Reference post no longer available.)

Latest revision as of 18:56, 13 September 2023

The .cat TLD has some unusual requirements. Toot.Cat attempts to satisfy these requirements via the following:

  • We run the Mastodon software (our primary mission), whose interface is available in Catalan.
  • We collect information about Catalonia as it comes our way.
  • We are interested in making space for content related to Catalonia and/or Catalan.

Non-Catal* .cat domains

There are a number of other .cat domains currently being used for purposes that are not focused on Catalonia or Catalan; as with TootCat, their primary means of satisfying the requirements appears to be that they provide Catalan as an interface language:

Notes

Hearsay is that the .cat admins used to be much stricter, but have now loosened enforcement a bit. (Reference post no longer available.)