From: Kenneth Whistler (kenw@sybase.com)
Date: Wed Jul 06 2005 - 14:23:56 CDT
> >> I think it would be interesting to know what decisions ISO/IEC/JTC1/SC2
> >> and its Working Group 2 have taken that went against recommendations of
> >> the UTC
> >
> >Why?
>
> To help form judgments based on data, not assertions.
Judgments about what? And to what end?
>
> >> - can you, or others, name some of the more significant ones?
> >
> >Yes.
>
> Good.
>
> Please list for us here some of the most significant decisions ISO/IEC/
> JTC1/SC2 and its Working Group 2 have taken that went against
> recommendations of the UTC.
I'll cite one obvious example: Arabic Presentation Forms-A, U+FB50..U+FDFB.
Those were added to 10646 by WG2 against the recommendations of the UTC.
> In addition, since 1992, let's say, give us your best estimate as to the
> percentage of decisions ISO has made that went against UTC
> recommendations compared to all the decisions ISO made.
I don't see how such an estimate could be helpful -- it wouldn't
reflect the history or purpose of the decision-making regarding
ISO/IEC 10646 in any meaningful way. Nor is it clear what metric
you could use for "counting" decisions.
But if you insist: it is certainly greater than 1% and certainly
less than 99%, +/- 50%.
--Ken
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