Re: [idn] iDNS re-chartering proposal, take 2

[Dave Crocker <dhc@dcrocker.net>]

At 05:36 AM 10/30/2001 +0000, David Hopwood wrote:
>You're assuming that a hybrid design will have completely independent
>ACE and non-ACE components, and that deploying IDNA first will not cause
>any problems for such a design.

Two years for this working group.  No complete specification for a "hybrid" 
solution.

12 years of IETF work.  Every effort at "hybrid" solutions, particularly 
when they are done simultaneously, has gone badly.

The math is compelling.


>On the contrary, I think it is pretty clear that this would cramp the 
>possible design space of the non-ACE component quite significantly.

By extension you are arguing that we should never make any decisions now, 
because we might close off choices for some future (or separate) work?

We appear to be stuck on a theme of confusing engineering with science.

d/

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