Consensus Call on Latin Sharp S and Greek Final Sigma

[Malin Hansson]

(1) Both characters should be PVALID

/Malin



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> -----Original Message-----
> From: idna-update-bounces at alvestrand.no
> [mailto:idna-update-bounces at alvestrand.no] On Behalf Of Vint Cerf
> Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2009 3:28 PM To:
> idna-update at alvestrand.no Cc: lisa Dusseault
> Subject: Consensus Call on Latin Sharp S and Greek Final Sigma
> 
> In consultation with the area director, issues were raised
> concerning the consensus on the use of Latin small letter sharp S and
> Greek small final sigma as PVALID in IDNA2008.
> 
> I have copied the working group on a request for opinion from the  
> Unicode Technical Committee.
> 
> By this message, I request a response from the Working Group on the  
> question:
> 
> Should Latin Small Letter Sharp S and Greek Small Letter Final Sigma  
> be PVALID in IDNA2008 or not:
> 
> Please Respond by choosing among the following:
> 
> (1) Both characters should be PVALID
> (2) Both characters should be DISALLOWED
> (3) Only Latin Small Letter Sharp S should be PVALID
> (4) Only Greek Small Letter Final Sigma should be PVALID
> 
> Choices (3) and (4) create additional complexity in dealing with  
> IDNA2003 and IDNA2008 disparities
> 
> During the Last Call, a number of objections were raised with regard  
> to choice (1) and this led the Area Director to question the rough  
> consensus that the WG submission to IESG claimed.
> 
> It will be much appreciated if all working group members would
> respond by December 8.
> 
> thanks,
> 
> vint cerf
> 
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