Re: [Ltru] UTF-8

John Cowan wrote:
> 
>> A UTF-8 registry doesn't require that the format used to communicate
>> additions and changes also be UTF-8.  I think the real question is that
>> of how much one is willing to rely on the good folks at IANA to handle
>> the translation of whatever the updates look like into UTF-8.
> 
> Quite.  My notion is that the less IANA has to do (considering what
> all else it has to do), the better.
> 

The question is: can the LSR and/or his/her proxy (i.e. Doug) manage to 
send email to IANA encoded as UTF-8. All other emails are "nice to 
have", but not required. I think the answer here is that they can manage it.

The "compelling reason" against UTF-8 that I've seen has nothing to do 
with email or browser availability or IANA's skill set. It is simply 
that it is a change in the registry format and could break existing 
implementations that rely on the ASCII format.

As the original (and long time) proponent of a UTF-8 registry, I find 
that argument to be the one sticking point for which I cannot find a 
good counter argument. If we change it, we will have to make a conscious 
decision to break with the past on that point.

I note also that UTF-8 has failed to reach consensus on at least three 
separate occasions.

Addison

-- 
Addison Phillips
Globalization Architect -- Yahoo! Inc.
Chair -- W3C Internationalization Core WG

Internationalization is an architecture.
It is not a feature.

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