Contextual rule for MODIFIER LETTER PRIME?

Mark Davis ⌛ mark at macchiato.com
Fri Jul 17 00:47:10 CEST 2009


I'm glad you can live with it (If someone wanted to simulate O'Reilly, there
are many other ways to do it, so that shouldn't make a difference for this
particular one).

Mark


2009/7/16 John C Klensin <klensin at jck.com>

>
>
> --On Thursday, July 16, 2009 03:43 -0700 Michel SUIGNARD
> <Michel at suignard.com> wrote:
>
> > I agree with the position expressed here. As long as 02B9 is
> > allowed/requested in some context, it is just as easy to allow
> > it in the protocol. Context conditions are just too
> > complicated for that character and are bound to be
> > controversial. I am too enthused though because of its
> > resemblance to apostrophe (0027), but on the other end it will
> > make supporters of many writing systems very happy.
>
> I can live with this, but assume that it will lead directly to
> labels that contain
>    O<U+02B9>Reilly
> in order to simulate
>    O'Reilly
>
> The perceived availability of such labels in the protocol will
> almost certainly cause demands to permit that sort of
> arrangement in SLDs and TLDs, not just down in the tree where
> enterprises make up their own rules.  Since operating systems
> won't parse it as an apostrophe or single quote, maybe there
> will be no significant damage, but it makes me very anxious
> indeed.
>
>   john
>
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