Dear Gihan,<br><br>Please let us not confuse the terminology and the two IDNA sides (Internet and Users Applications). <br><br>- IDNA2008 is the protocol adopted by the IESG. <br>- IDNA2010 is the work engaged by the <a href="http://idna2010.org">http://idna2010.org</a> IUCG <a href="mailto:workon@idna2010.org">workon@idna2010.org</a> mailing list. This list already includes several tenths of participants and has been discussed with the Chair, the AD and the IESG. I am its facilitator. Now that IDNA2008 has defined the Internet side of IDNA, IDNA2010 is to be a BCP documenting the way to interface it on the users' side. I understand that Jefsey might ask in his appeal (or others) that this list would become a WG/IDNA-USER to address the concerns expressed by the AD.<br>
<br>This is why I keep the <a href="mailto:workon@idna2010.org">workon@idna2010.org</a> mailing list moderated until I know better from the Chair, the AD and the IESG. I intend to contact them once Jefsey has better documented the target of his projected appeal. The issue, on our IETF Users point of view is the irresponsible attitude of ICANN which continues to carry its FAST TRACK project as if IDNA2008 addressed the users' side of IDNA and discriminates against roman IDNccTLDs and IDNgTLDs for political reasons. This is alsowhy we need to better know about ICANN intents. Mails were sent to BoD Members, Tina Dam, Steve Crocker without any reaction so far. We consider that there are real security issues at stake, with as a result a very poor image of IDNA, and a faster non coordinated emergence of the virtual root usage.<br>
<br>Portzamparc<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2010/1/23 Gihan Dias <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gihan@cse.mrt.ac.lk">gihan@cse.mrt.ac.lk</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<font size="+1">The proposed version of IDNA has been called IDNA2008.<br>
However, it is now 2010, when it will be approved.<br>
Should we, therefore, refer to the new IDNA as IDNA2010, so as to avoid
a misleading label?<br>
I'm asking this as I'm preparing a presentation on the new IDNA, and am
not sure what to call it.<br>
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Regards,<br>
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Gihan<br>
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