consensus item - "IDNA2008"

[Mark Davis]

I agree that IDNA2008 is not a showstopper.

(That is, I don't think it is optimal, but we could call it IDNA1941 if we
wanted to, and it would not make a technical difference in the
specification.)

Mark


On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 02:54, Harald Alvestrand <harald at alvestrand.no>wrote:

> I support John's suggestion.
> And that will be my last note on the naming debate. I think it adds zero
> benefit.
>
> Merry holidays.
>
> John C Klensin wrote:
> > --On Sunday, 21 December, 2008 09:36 -0500 Vint Cerf
> > <vint at google.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >> 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:
> >>
> >> 1. the bulk of the work has been done in that year
> >> 2. the term clearly distinguishes IDNA2008 from IDNA2003
> >>
> >> 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.
> >>
> >> May I assume concurrence?
> >>
> >
> > Vint,
> >
> > Yes.
> >
> > But let me suggest a small distinction, one that is consistent
> > with how the documents are written (and have been written since
> > the WG's inception).
> >
> > Name of Protocol: IDNA
> > Name of/ Reference to this particular version: IDNA2008
> >
> > That means that we don't have sentences contrasting "IDNA" with
> > "IDNA2003" (which would be extremely confusing), arguments down
> > the line as to whether these are actually two difference and
> > co-existent or competitive protocols (they clearly are not), etc.
> >
> >     john
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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