I am not sure how to reformat the table on variants. Here are some thoughts. Definition: A name (name1) is said to be variant of another name (name2) if the IDN table in question has rules that allows for the direct derivation of name1 from name2. The consequence is that variant relations are IDN table dependent, and what are variants for one TLD might not be it for another. Requirement: If name1 is a variant of name2, then name2 must be a variant of name1. If name1 and name2 are variants, and name2 and name3 are variants, then name1 and name3 must be variants. Type of variant: · Blocked, i.e. cannot be registered or allocated by anybody. · Allocatable, i.e. can be registered or allocated according to TLD specific regulation. Definitions: · Activated – A variant is activated if that name is assigned to the same registrant in the same registration is the primary registration, i.e. the registrant has been assigned the right of that name. Activation does not require being active in DNS. · Registred – A variant is registered if that name is assigned to some registrant as an independent registration. -- Mats Dufberg DNS Specialist, IIS Mobile: +46 73 065 3899 https://www.iis.se/en/<http://www.iis.se/en> From: <idngwg-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of Sarmad Hussain <sarmad.hussain@icann.org> Date: Wednesday 13 July 2016 10:03 To: idngwg <idngwg@icann.org> Subject: Re: [Idngwg] meeting notes from 30 June and updated document Dear All, A gentle reminder that all of us should review the text on IDN variants proposed by Edmon for discussion during the call tomorrow. Please feel free to share any feedback over the email as well. Regards, Sarmad From: idngwg-bounces@icann.org [mailto:idngwg-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of Sarmad Hussain Sent: Monday, July 04, 2016 2:41 PM To: idngwg@icann.org Subject: [Idngwg] meeting notes from 30 June and updated document Dear All, Please find attached the meeting notes from 30 June 2016. The updated Guidelines document based on the decisions in the meeting is also attached. Please let me know if there are any edits or additions needed. The meeting had the following action items: S. No. Action Items Owner 1 Staff to find out when RFC for Label Generation Rules may be released SH 2 Suggest updated text for current recommendation 6 in section 2.4 to be more specific JZ 3 Review current recommendation 9 in section 2.4 to see how it may be clarified and focused ALL 4 Review the table with text on IDN Variants and come with suggestion for recommendation(s) for next meeting ALL The attached notes and the recording of the meeting are available at the IDNGWG wiki page at https://community.icann.org/display/IDN/IDN+Implementation+Guidelines. Next meeting will be on 14 July, 11am UTC. Regards, Sarmad