[Latingp] ODG: ODG: Variants -- Case for Considering Upper Case

[Mats Dufberg]

I have to admit that I find the variant task strange.

Let me first comment the repertoire task. In that we were expected define the criteria for inclusion and exclusion of characters and then evaluate language sources. I think that was a quite reasonable task.

When it comes the variant task we are expected to create variant pairs of the most obvious cases (e.g. LATIN SMALL LETTER A vs CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER A) but we are expected to ignore the more complex cases such as LATIN SMALL LETTER M vs CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER EM via LATIN CAPITAL LETTER M). The rational for that is that there will anyway be a process that will look at similarities between characters or candidate TLDs.

If that process will have the resources to evaluate the more complex similarities without any prework by e.g. the relevant Generation Panel, then it will get all the obvious cases for free.

What is our contribution if we are only to list the obvious cases that the IP already know? I feel it is almost meaningless.


Mats

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-----Original Message-----
From: Latingp <latingp-bounces at icann.org> on behalf of Michael Bauland <Michael.Bauland at knipp.de>
Date: Tuesday, 10 July 2018 at 10:59
To: Bill Jouris <bill.jouris at insidethestack.com>, Mirjana Tasić <Mirjana.Tasic at rnids.rs>, ICANN Latin GP <latingp at icann.org>
Subject: Re: [Latingp] ODG: ODG: Variants -- Case for Considering Upper Case

Hi Bill,


On 09.07.2018 19:11, Bill Jouris wrote:
> For example, suppose we decide that a Cyrillic Small Letter Em (м
> codepoint 043C) is NOT a variant of a Latin Small Letter M (m codepoint
> 006D).  Then it is possible to create a (Cyrillic) TLD of .сом, because
> the last letter is visibly "different" from that in .com. 

as said earlier, I agree that having a TLD сом is definitely a problem
and should not be allowed. But independent from our variant rules, such
a TLD application would always be rejected.

Therefore I agree with Mirjana: let's first concentrate on the task we
have to do and then later we can look at further work that is nice to have.

Cheers,

Michael

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