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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Vint,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am surprised about the amount of discord the
naming of IDNA has brought forward.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Being a latecomer in the IDNA project, I have found
IDNA's naming bizarre in that the date of inception was included in the naming.
If I may say, this is slightly unwise, since on projects overruns, you end up
with the current debate regarding 2008, 2009, or other.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thinking out of the box, I wondered if one could
not see IDNA2003 as IDNA1.0 and the current IDNA as IDNA2.0. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In a few years, IDNA's year of procreation will not
matter anyway, will it?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I hope this helps.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kind regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Olivier</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=vint@google.com href="mailto:vint@google.com">Vint Cerf</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=idna-update@alvestrand.no
href="mailto:idna-update@alvestrand.no">idna-update@alvestrand.no</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, December 21, 2008 3:36
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> consensus item -
"IDNA2008"</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Although we may not finalize all consensus items until early in
2009, I would like to ask for consensus to stick with the "IDNA2008"
nomenclature for two reasons:
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<DIV>1. the bulk of the work has been done in that year</DIV>
<DIV>2. the term clearly distinguishes IDNA2008 from IDNA2003</DIV>
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<DIV>I recognize that suggestions have been made to rename the work "IDNA" or
"IDNA2009" but it seems to me that we have a body of material (draft I-Ds and
list commentary) that references "IDNA2008" and that it serves clarity to
retain the binding.</DIV>
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<DIV>May I assume concurrence?</DIV>
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<DIV>vint</DIV>
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<DIV><BR class=Apple-interchange-newline>Vint Cerf</DIV>
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