Re: Note: WG Process - Was Re: [idn] Traditional-simplified, yet again

[Eric Brunner-Williams in Portland Maine <brunner@nic-naa.net>]

James,

I remind you that the difference between the timeline you suggested and the
timeline I suggested is about six months, and one of the consequences your
schedule is the chance that when the greatest effort is made, it will be "too
late".

When Masanobu Katoh summarized the results of the IDN survey at Stockholm,
only five short months ago, the data available was that speculators and IP
holders were the overwhelming "users" of an IDN (the VGRS RACE product). We
have more time than fatigued contributors, or eager marketers, are willing
to allow.

There are lots of people I wouldn't "stall the process" for (your words, not
mine), some vendors come to mind. The JET membership is not among them, not
in my mind, as they are ccTLD NICs, with a "duty to serve the community" [1].

Please do not rush, and please do not spend time looking for the hidden
insult to you. The only content of this note is time.

Eric

[1] rfc1591, March 1994