There is currently a proposal to reserve the .internal
top-level domain for private use. ICANN's document mentions OpenWrt:
.lan | Used by OpenWrt, a Linux operating system for embedded devices (see Appendix C)
I've tried to make the argument that they should declare .lan
to be an abbreviation for internal
/ lanretni
and reserve both, but so far nobody has supported or opposed that particular idea. Here's the link, if anyone has feedback: