Re: [idn] WG Update

[David Hopwood <david.hopwood@zetnet.co.uk>]

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liana.ydisg@juno.com wrote:
> 
> Case preserving has been there, and it is nice
> for people who wants to support it.  To make it
> a requirement will ensure a uniform support,
> and ensure a clear path for mixed use of
> scripts and CJK character recovery cross all
> types of devices, which adds more software work
> but benefit a general public on a long run.  Given
> this does not effect DNS structurally,  I don't see
> why we can not make it a requirement.

Case preservation does affect DNS structurally. In particular,
there have been IDN proposals discussed in this WG that do
not support case preservation; Just-send-UTF-8 is one example.

(That Just-send-UTF-8 has other problems is completely
beside the point; the example is sufficient to demonstrate
that requiring case preservation would eliminate some parts
of the design space, IMHO without justification.)

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