Re: [idn] Re: stability

Erik van der Poel <erik@vanderpoel.org> Wed, 16 March 2005 02:04 UTC

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To: "\"Martin v. Löwis\"" <martin@v.loewis.de>
CC: Simon Josefsson <jas@extundo.com>, Mark Davis <mark.davis@jtcsv.com>, idn@ops.ietf.org
Subject: Re: [idn] Re: stability
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Martin v. Löwis wrote:
> What is much more relevant is how further constraints in the registry
> (beyond those imposed by IDNA) get implemented. Only when that is
> sufficiently settled and deployed, considering *updates* to IDNA
> should start.

I disagree. The IETF should not wait for any of the registries to do 
anything before publishing new drafts or RFCs. The registries are not 
the only other players here. We have application developers and zone 
administrators depending on our work too.

Erik