Re: [idn] Re: Chinese Domain Name Consortium (CDNC) Declaration

[Dave Crocker <dhc@dcrocker.net>]

At 09:25 PM 2/6/2002 -0800, Kenneth Whistler wrote:
>Soobok Lee stated:
>
> > Unicode is not designed for identifiers use but rather for
> > display or printing devices,  from the beginning.
>
>This is manifestly untrue. Unicode 1.0, published in 1991
>specifically talks about "comparing text in operations such
>as determining sort order of two strings, or filtering or
>matching strings."

After an IETF working group thoroughly explores a problem and its solution, 
the only effect that comes from re-hashing old issues is delay of the 
working group effort.

A desire to be polite and diligent has turned into a denial of service 
attack on this important technical effort.

There have been no new technical criticisms of the IDN specifications and 
the criticisms that are being raised pertain to matters that are beyond the 
scope of the working group and, indeed, pertain to an open research topic.

Hence it is time to close discussion and advance the specifications.

It certainly is time for polite, diligent people to stop responding to 
ofte-rrepeated, very old criticisms of the IDN work.  Those making the 
challenges are interested in solving an important problem that is beyond 
the scope of the IDN effort.  They should be encourage to continue their 
efforts, but not in the IDN working group.  Continued discussion of their 
concerns validates their belief that the IDN working group must focus on 
this topic.

Please folks, let's end this unproductive debate.

d/


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