I just have to comment on your impression: It is not the whole picture!
> Due to the efforts of some CDNC members, the IETF is now well aware > of the "2^n" variant problem that is unique to the use of Han > characters in the Chinese language. Fortunately, using registration > guidelines will solve the problem. The only people seriously affected > by the size of DNS zones created by the "2^n" problem will be very > large, flat zones such as those managed by CDNC members, but they > are able to compensate for the size of zones with no changes to the DNS > protocols. > Of course, the character variant problem exists in many different > languages, not just in Chinese. Because of this, each registry or > zone that includes IDN names needs to make decisions about name > equivalence (and therefore multiple registrations) before they enter > any IDN names into their zone. Based on this input during Working > Group last call from the CDNC, it seems clear that we need to > explain > these points more in the IDNA document. > This provide another form of fragmented IDN. Thanks. Liana
