Eszett

[Michael Everson]

OK, so this doesn't tell me diddly about what you think is going to  
happen with S/s, ss/SS/sS/S/, and ß/ẞ, according to whatever the  
resolution of this question is or was.

I just hope that ß/ẞ are left alone and not conflated with esses at  
least not by us; a registrar may wish to do so.

On 12 Jul 2009, at 11:04, Cary Karp wrote:

>> Can you summarize some sort of bottom line out of this extended  
>> essay?
>
> There are two bottom lines:
>
> 1. I'm adding my voice to those who are frustrated by the periodic
> reopening of resolved questions on this list to no productive end.  
> (I am
> fully aware that my latest contribution can be faulted for protracting
> this still further.)
>
> 2. I feel that it is reasonable for a language community to expect the
> IDN repertoire to be able explicitly to include all of the literal
> elements of its alphabetic writing system (if cameral, with upper case
> converted to lower), without having to make any argument on this list.
> (I don't know how to state the extension of this in the syllabic and
> ideographic realms but since we're stuck on two letters at the moment
> that doesn't make a diff.)
>
> /Cary

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