[idn] Which lanuages/scripts to reorder?

[Erik Nordmark <Erik.Nordmark@eng.sun.com>]

One issue with reordering that hasn't been put on the table
is that, as a process, I'm concerned that it might never complete.
This concern is in addition to the other concerns I've seen expressed on
the list.

Suppose that we start of defining a reordering scheme that allows for
longer labels for some set of languages/scripts.
Suppose this gets tested etc. and finished in the WG.
Duing IETF last call somebody objects that their favorite language/script
doesn't get the same benefits. What happens?

If we have accepted to do reordering for some languages/scripts what technical
argument do we have for saying "no" to any particular language/script?

In worst case the above can repeat over and over - each new attempt at
improving the maximum length labels for some subset of the worlds
languages/scripts can result in requests to add yet another language/script
to the set that needs to be supported.

Thus as far as I can tell embarking on solving reording as a pre-cursor to
getting IDN specified and usable, might result in delaying IDN for an
undetermined amount of time.

   Erik