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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