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==History==
==History==
ISC began as the Internet Software Consortium Inc. in 1994; a decade later it changed its name to likely highlight its expansion beyond solely software based services.<ref>[http://www.isc.org/about/history ISC]</ref>. The founders of ISC believed that [[BIND]]'s integral part in enhancing and supporting the Internet needed to be fostered by an independent entity. [[IANA]] authorized ISC to be a root name server operator, which allowed ISC to support the use of BIND by root name servers.
ISC began as the Internet Software Consortium Inc. in 1994; a decade later it changed its name to likely highlight its expansion beyond solely software based services.<ref>[http://www.isc.org/about/history ISC]</ref>. The founders of ISC believed that [[BIND]]'s integral part in enhancing and supporting the Internet needed to be fostered by an independent entity. [[IANA]] authorized ISC to be a root name server operator, which allowed ISC to support the use of BIND by root name servers.
ISC has become a home for additional software systems, like [[INN]] or [[Lynx]]; and they have also created their own, such as [[DHCP]] and [[OpenReg]].<ref>[http://www.isc.org/about/history ISC History]</ref>
==Expansion==
Business has expanded beyond root name service; and ISC is now know for its Internet Hosting facilities for other open source projects, secondary name service for [[TLD]]s, and a DNS Operations, Analysis and Research Center ([[OARC]]).<ref>[http://www.isc.org/about/history ISC History]</ref>
==Funding==
ISC was created through a grant, and it continues to survive on grants, Guild member fees, sponsors, and donations.<ref>[http://www.isc.org/about/history ISC History]</ref>
==References==
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