Re: [idn] IDN eamples for testing

["Edmon Chung" <edmon@neteka.com>]

ok.  So the right way to do it is a clean break with no transition is what
we are saying.
That is good.
Edmon


----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Ewell" <dewell@adelphia.net>
To: <idn@ops.ietf.org>
Cc: "Edmon Chung" <edmon@neteka.com>
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 11:41 AM
Subject: Re: [idn] IDN eamples for testing


> Edmon Chung <edmon at neteka dot com> wrote:
>
> > This is actually an interesting question. Since we know that there are
> > actually quite a bunch of clients out there that uses bq--RACE, do we
> > think that those testbeds (such as in the case of JPRS) should keep
> > bq--RACE in the zone (together with xn--punycode) for a while for
> > transitional purposes? Or must this be considered non-conformant to
> > the standards?
>
> I would think the answers would be unequivocally No, the RACE mechanism
> should not be retained, and Yes, it would be non-conformant.
>
> Testbeds are testbeds, intended as temporary feasibility studies to
> determine if a new standard or technology will fly in the real world.
> Once the "real" standard has been approved, the testbed becomes obsolete
> (to the extent it differs from the approved version) and any code or
> data created in support of the testbed needs to be updated or removed.
>
> Creating de-facto standards by promoting the use of testbeds beyond
> their intended use subverts the standardization process.
>
> -Doug Ewell
>  Fullerton, California
>  http://users.adelphia.net/~dewell/
>
>