Thanks Sergio, for bringing this up.
As Bill points out, this issue was discussed several months
back, but at that time, it was decided not to make the AGB
dependent on the outcomes of the LD PDP (especially since at
that time, there was no clarity on the timeline and completion
date). In the meeting last Saturday, the timeline is much
clearer, and the team is hopeful of concluding its work by Aug
2026 (moving ahead from the Nov 2026 deadline). Also, the
general contours of the outcomes are now visible from the
draft recommendations.
However, even after the LD PDP team completes its work,
there may still be several downstream steps to be completed,
which may take more time. For instance, the EPDP on IDNs Phase
2 report, which was approved earlier this year, is still
awaiting key decisions on several areas.
If ALAC/At-Large considers this as a
high-impact/high-priority item, maybe we should request for
some via media approach.
With kind regards
satish
On Tue, Oct 28, 2025 at
10:34 AM Bill Jouris via ALAC <
alac@icann.org>
wrote:
Dear Sergio,
As a member of the Working Group on Latin Diacritics, I
would like to mention two points:
First, almost a year ago, the Working Group asked
explicitly that a placeholder such as you describe be
included in the Applicant Guidebook. In the event, for
whatever reason, that did not happen. But what you are
calling for is not, by any means, something new raised at
the last minute.
Second, the report from the Latin Diacritics Working
Group still needs to go thru the Public Comment process.
But so far, we are about three months ahead of our original
timeline/schedule. Which is to say, the conflict between
our schedule and the schedule for the Applicant Guidebook is
not due to us running behind. We were supposed to produce
something for incorporation into this coming round, and we
are satisfying the schedule which, when the Working Group
was formed, was supposed to meet that mandate.
Overall, speaking for myself, I entirely support you in
calling for some process, whether a simple placeholder or
something else, that will achieve the inclusion of our work
in the Application Guidebook.
Bill Jouris
On Tue, Oct 28, 2025 at 9:54 AM, Sergio Salinas Porto
via ALAC
Dear all,
I wish to express my concern about the absence
of a placeholder in the current draft of the ICANN
Applicant Guidebook for the outcome of the Latin
Script Diacritics Policy Development Process.
This PDP addresses the ability for end-users to
see their languages correctly represented in the
Domain Name System (DNS), including the use of
diacritics in Latin labels. This is not a
theoretical issue: it affects how entire language
communities write their names and identify
themselves online.
We are not requesting any extensions for the next
round of applications or changes to the published
timeline.
This request is specific and procedural: that the
Applicant Guidebook include a clear clause stating
that if the Latin Script Diacritics PDP submits
its recommendations within the expected timeframe,
they will be incorporated into this round.
We view this as a reasonable accommodation of
ongoing community work that has a direct impact on
linguistic and cultural accuracy for users.
My two cents
regards
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