Re: [idn] (bias) summary of reordering discussion

[Patrik Fältström <paf@cisco.com>]

--On 01-10-25 12.54 +0900 Martin Duerst <duerst@w3.org> wrote:

> At 19:41 01/10/23 +0200, Patrik F$BgM(Btstr$B?N(B wrote:
> 
>> o Nameprep mappings is defined by UTC, not IETF.
>>   -> I am nervous when we in IETF talk about these things
> 
> The main mappings used by nameprep (casemapping and normalization)
> are defined by the UTC. But it is IETF that chooses which mappings
> to select (e.g. NFC vs. NFKC), it is IETF that may request other
> mappings to be created (NFC was created based on a request by W3C,
> an additional file was added to help IETF with case mapping,
> a (tentative, implicit) request for TC/SC mappings was turned down).
> 
> Also, nameprep contains a few additional mappings and prohibitions
> that are motivated by the specific situation of domain names,
> without taking these from anywhere.

You are correct, but I am still nervous.

   paf