FW: Likely Future Status of "Character Model for the World WideWeb 1.0: Normalization"

["Hal Lockhart" <hal.lockhart@oracle.com>]

I received this answer from the W3C. Note that they are requesting comments on the document, which as always could include comments on the clarity and usability of the document as well as any errors or omissions.

Hal

-----Original Message-----
From: Phillips, Addison [mailto:addison@amazon.com] 
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 11:36 AM
To: hal.lockhart@oracle.com; ishida@w3.org
Cc: Bill Parducci; Erik Rissanen
Subject: RE: Likely Future Status of "Character Model for the World Wide Web 1.0: Normalization"

Hi Bill and Hal,

The document is currently being edited (meaning: useful work was done at this week's TPAC meeting in Cannes) for publication as a new working draft. Because of the charter for the I18N WG, the document will move from the REC track to the NOTE track and we hope to publish it as NOTE before the end of the year.

I agree that this document is very useful and it is, personally, one of my main goals as chair to finish it in a timely manner. Please note that we have an outstanding call for comments on the current draft [1].

Kind Regards,

Addison

[1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-international/2008AprJun/0178.html

Addison Phillips
Globalization Architect -- Lab126
Chair -- W3C Internationalization Core WG

Internationalization is not a feature.
It is an architecture.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hal Lockhart [mailto:hal.lockhart@oracle.com]
> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 8:29 AM
> To: Phillips, Addison; ishida@w3.org
> Cc: Bill Parducci; Erik Rissanen
> Subject: Likely Future Status of "Character Model for the World
> Wide Web 1.0: Normalization"
> 
> Addison and Richard,
> 
> The OASIS XACML Technical Committee recently became aware of the
> document entitled: Character Model for the World Wide Web 1.0:
> Normalization (http://www.w3.org/TR/charmod-norm/), produced by the
> W3C Internationalization Core Working Group. This document provides
> very useful advice to us in issues directly relating to the
> comparison of character strings in the XACML specifications.
> 
> The document states that it is a recommendation track document, but
> we note that latest working draft dates from 3 years ago. Can you
> give us any information on the likely future of this document?
> Obviously our primary concern is that it might be withdrawn or
> drastically altered. However, we would also like to know if it is
> likely to be published as a Note or Recommendation.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Hal Lockhart
> Bill Parducci
> Co-chairs OASIS XACML TC