[jig] Message Jothan Frakes: Concerted efforts Mozilla to eliminate the IDN Whitelist approach

[Bart Boswinkel <bart.boswinkel@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear all,
Jothan Frakes expressed his regrets for not having being able to participate
in the activities of the group and will not be able to do so in future. He
also epresses his gratitude for the hard work of the group.

He asked me to share with you that Mozilla has made a concerted effort to
eliminate the IDN Whitelist approach that they had been using, which
governed the presentation of A-Label or U-Label depending upon being listed.

The new approach that is implemented in upcoming releases is documented
here:
https://wiki.mozilla.org/IDN_Display_Algorithm

If someone wants to track the status of the implementation, they can do so
here:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=854041

This will greatly advantage both existing and upcoming TLDs with IDN at any
level in the Domain Name (top, second, third, etc), and is part of the
preparation in the community for Universal Acceptance.
Kind regards,
Bart

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