Re: [idn] rename ToUnicode?

[Keld Jørn Simonsen <keld@dkuug.dk>]

On Mon, May 13, 2002 at 10:55:53AM +0000, Adam M. Costello wrote:
> Dan Oscarsson <Dan.Oscarsson@trab.se> wrote:
> 
> > IETF should refer to official standards organisations if possible.
> 
> Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think ISO-10646 does not define
> normalization forms or case folding.  Therefore IDNA cannot avoid
> referencing Unicode.  Once we reference Unicode, there's no point in
> referencing ISO-10646, because it doesn't contain anything of interest
> that isn't already in Unicode.

ISO does define case folding, and ISO says that given a specific
repertoire of 10646 for identifiers you need no normalization. 

> For practical reasons, isn't it preferable to reference a spec that's
> easily available?  The Unicode standard is on the web for anyone to view
> at no charge.  Is the same true of ISO-10646?

the ISO 10646 case folding data is available from the web too.
It is included in the ISO 14651 standard.

Keld