Dear Tibetan Script Generation Panel Members,
Welcome to those who are joining this panel.
Please note that this work is being undertaken and governed by the Procedure to Develop and Maintain the Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone in Respect of IDNA Labels. This procedure requires script communities to formulate a Generation Panel, then start from the Maximal Starting Repertoire (MSR) to formulate a proposal for Label Generation Ruleset (LGR) for the Root Zone. The LGR will be used to determine labels and their variants (if any) for the relevant script for the Top Level Domains (TLDs), e.g. .com, .org, .bt, .sg, (in Latin script) etc.
This work, which you are undertaking, is important because it will determine TLD rules for Tibetan script. Please note that Root Zone is not based on language but on script. This entails that the final proposal should address all the languages being used by Tibetan script globally.
At this time, kindly note that the MSR is available for public comment at https://www.icann.org/public-comments/msr-2014-12-15-en. It is important for you to review the section on Tibetan script in the tables at https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/msr-non-cjk-14nov14-en.pdf (pp. 75-78) especially to make sure that the code points excluded (in pink) are not needed for TLDs (please also see the overview document for further details: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/msr-overview-04dec14-en.pdf).
Please submit your comments at the public comment mechanism provided. We look forward to starting the work with the Tibetan script community.
Regards,
Sarmad
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Sarmad Hussain
IDN Program Sr. Manager
Phone: +92 300 8414909
Skype: sarmad.hussain.icann
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