Leaving out scripts (Re: Unicode versions (Re: Criteria for exceptional characters))

[Michael Everson]

At 00:57 +0100 2006-12-20, Harald Alvestrand wrote:

>Until we have a decision and an algorithm that 
>we are sure makes sense for the use of Arabic 
>modified forms, Arabic vowel marks and Arabic 
>shaping modifiers, I think it makes more sense 
>not to register any Arabic domain names.

Please contact Roozbeh Pournader about this. This 
has been dealt with quite well by our Iranian 
colleagues.

>Until we have a decision and an algorithm for 
>determining when ZWJ/ZWNJ should be allowed in 
>Sanskrit domain names, I think it makes more 
>sense not to register any Sanskrit domain names.

This does need to be sorted out.

>Until we have a rule that allows us to use the 
>vowel marks in Dhivehi without causing damage to 
>any other part of the registration set, I think 
>it makes more sense not to register any Dhivehi 
>domain names.

What earthly DAMAGE could Dhivehi vowel marks do 
to any other part of the Registration set? If you 
ban script-mixing, then Dhivehi vowel marks can 
ONLY be used following Dhivehi letters (where 
they are obligatory). Nothing can possibly be 
harmed by them in that context. If you allow 
script-mixing, then of course, someone might try 
to spoof Danish å by using a THAANA SUKUN.

So don't allow it.
-- 
Michael Everson * http://www.evertype.com