Re: [jig] Likely IDN single-character ccTLDs?

["Fahd A. Batayneh" <fahd.batayneh@xxxxxxxxx>]

Interesting Chris, thank you.

Fortunately, the Arabic script does not contain any single character IDNs
that could be of any meaning.

Cheers,

-- FAB
Sent from Amman, Jordan

On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 12:18 PM, Dillon, Chris <c.dillon@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  Dear colleagues,****
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> Is anyone aware of a list of likely IDN single-character ccTLDs?****
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> The only ones of which I am aware ****
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> 1. either feel incomplete:****
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> Japanese 日 or 和 for Japan****
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> Korean 한 for South Korea (in hangul, the only non-Han script example here)
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> Chinese 中 for mainland China, 台 or 臺 for Taiwan; 汉 or 漢 and 华 or 華 may
> also indicate China;****
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> Chinese and 英 for the UK, 法 for France (but also means ‘law’), 德 for
> Germany and 俄 for Russia****
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> 2. or are historical:****
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> Chinese dynasties: 夏 (also ‘summer’), 商 (also ‘commerce’), 秦, 新 (also
> ‘new’), 隋, 唐, 金 (also ‘gold’), 元 (also yuan, the Chinese currency), 明, 清**
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> To be honest, I cannot imagine even any of the above actually being
> applied for. Perhaps there are Arabic or Devanagari candidates.****
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> Regards,****
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> Chris Dillon.****
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> *From:* owner-jig@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-jig@xxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Edmon
> Chung
> *Sent:* 11 November 2011 06:13
> *To:* jig@xxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* Response on Single Character IDN TLDs [RE: [jig] JIG MP3 8
> November 2011]****
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> Hi Everyone,****
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> Thanks for all the quick and constructive comments on the matter.****
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> Please find attached revised letter incorporating the comments:****
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> 1. single-syllable-single-word, yes, the idea is to point out the inequity
> that such TLDs are acceptable for English (e.g. ".word") but not for some
> languages (e.g. Chinese single word TLDs). Hopefully the edits explained it
> better.****
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> 2. included that SSAC members were involved in the development of the
> report****
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> 3. included stronger wording for Board to act****
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> 4. explained where the board may have inadvertently tied the
> implementation for IDN ccTLDs and IDN gTLDs together and asked for
> clarification****
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> 5. included description to indicate that we received no objections from ACs
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> With regards to process, as discussed in Dakar, it is probably best to
> pass it to the respective councils, and upon the mutual resolution by the 2
> councils, have the council chairs forward the letter to the board.****
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> Please find also attached a draft motion for consideration by the councils.
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> We will also look to circulate this to the ccNSO and GNSO councils for
> their considerations.****
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> Edmon****
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> *From:* owner-jig@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-jig@xxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Glen
> de Saint Géry
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 09, 2011 1:04 AM
> *To:* jig@xxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [jig] JIG MP3 8 November 2011****
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> Dear All,
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> *The next  joint ccNSO-GNSO IDN working group (JIG) call is scheduled on
> Tuesday 22 November 2011 at 1300 UTC.**
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> Please find the MP3 recording and transcript of the Joint ccNSO-GNSO IDN
> Working Group (JIG) call held on Tuesday, 8 November 2011 at 13:00 UTC at:
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> http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-jig-20111108-en.mp3****
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> On page:****
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> *http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/#nov*****
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> *Attendees:**
> *Jian Zhang, APTLD****
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> Rafik Dammak, NCSG ****
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> Sarmad Hussain
> Christopher Dillon
> Young Eum Lee ****
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> *ICANN* *Staff:
> *Bart Boswinkel
> Glen de Saint Géry
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> *Apologies:**
> *Edmon Chung, .asia (Chair)
> Fahd Batayneh, .jo****
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> Avri Doria, NCSG****
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> Kind regards,****
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> Glen****
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> Glen de Saint Géry****
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> GNSO Secretariat****
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> gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx****
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> http://gnso.icann.org****
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