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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Dear Fahd, and others subscribed to the
MENOG (Middle East Network Operators Group) mailing list,<br>
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As anyone who has used the limited keyboard common to cell phones
knows, it can be more convenient to write in ASCII, and
left-to-right, when the device does not (correctly, or currently)
support right-to-left text input, and character repertoires other
than ASCII.<br>
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For this reason, I write to you to share with you my personal view
that Arabic Chat Script [1] is a Latin Script, that mnemonic
identifiers are formed using Arabic Chat Script, and valid DNS
labels may be formed using Arabic Chat Script, associating some
identifier with some underlying resource at some host, via the
DNS.<br>
<br>
It is my hope that one or more individuals who are regular users
of Arabic Script, and who are also regular users of Arabic Chat
Script will offer to assist ICANN's Latin Generation Panel
activity .<br>
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Thank you all for your very valuable time.<br>
<br>
Eric Brunner-Williams, co-chair<br>
Eugene, Oregon<br>
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[1] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_chat_alphabet">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_chat_alphabet</a><br>
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On 8/6/15 7:32 AM, Fahd Batayneh wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">For
those with expertise in the Latin Script and is interested
in IDNs, the Latin Script is coming together to seat a
Generation panel for this script. If interested, please read
the attached document and apply accordingly.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Thank
you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Fahd<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Sent:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
Wednesday, August 05, 2015 12:22 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [vip] Call for participation - Latin
Generation Panel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Please find
attached to this email the call for participation for the
Latin Generation Panel. It is in the process of being formed.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">It will focus on
the identification of the permissible set of code-point
repertoires, variants, if any, and the associated Whole Label
Evaluation (WLE) rules. Similar treatment of all the related
languages will promote the secure deployment and ease of use
of Latin script labels for the community.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">The main aim of
the Panel is to treat all Latin-based languages in a similar
manner in terms of Label Generation Rule (LGR) formation.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Interested
candidates need to submit a covering email to <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:idntlds@icann.org"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:idntlds@icann.org">idntlds@icann.org</a></a>
along with the following attachments:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">1. Expression of
interest<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">2. Short profile
pertinent to IDNs/lCANN/linguistics<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">For further
information, please see the Panel's wiki page: <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/display/croscomlgrprocedure/Latin+GP"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://community.icann.org/display/croscomlgrprocedure/Latin+GP">https://community.icann.org/display/croscomlgrprocedure/Latin+GP</a></a>
and the generic call for volunteers: <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-11iu113-en.htm"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-11iu113-en.htm">www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-11iu113-en.htm</a></a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Yours,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Chris Dillon.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">--<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Research
Associate in Linguistic Computing, Centre for Digital
Humanities, UCL, Gower St, London WC1E 6BT Tel +44 20 7679
1599 (int 31599) <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dis/people/chrisdillon">www.ucl.ac.uk/dis/people/chrisdillon</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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