Re: [Encoding] false statement [I18N-ACTION-328][I18N-ISSUE-374]

On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 6:16 AM, Asmus Freytag <asmusf@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> On 8/27/2014 10:37 AM, Richard Ishida wrote:
>> "Historically encodings and their specifications (if any) were kept track
>> of by the IANA Character Sets registry. For the purposes of specifications
>> using this specification, that registry no longer relevant."
>
> This last version is workable in the sense that it removes objectionable
> statements. It is, however,less relevant to the users of the specification.

Why? It explains that for their purposes IANA Character Sets is done for.


> I personally would find some statement along the line given in the quote
> starting with "User agents..." preferable because it addresses the issue
> from the point of view of users of the specification (as well as writers of
> derived specifications), and presents the loss of relevance of the IANA
> registry as  consequence of a particular (and important) design decisions
> and not as an axiom.

It does not just apply to user agents. It's also the case for
developers, specification editors, users, etc.


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