Some reading on IRIs and IDNs

[cage]

On Thu, Dec 10, 2020 at 03:02:44PM -0500, John Cowan wrote:

Hi!

> On Thu, Dec 10, 2020 at 10:55 AM cage <cage-dev at twistfold.it> wrote:
>
>
> > I have read most of the messages in this thread, i would just say that
> > one  of  the  problems  with  WWW is  that  browser  are  getting  not
> > manageable by a single user or a hobbyist programmer.
> >
>
> This is not strictly a Web issue: it is a DNS issue and affects all
> protocols, including FTP, email, Gopher, etc.

Correct, i meant  that this is a client issue  deriving from debatable
choices.

> > Probably many of you just thinking "who cares about CL?"
> >
>
> As a Schemer, I definitely do care about it.

[OT] Nice! Do  yo have a preferred  dialect? I like Guile a  lot but i
fear i  end missing CLOS  (GOOPS is  not the same,  unfortunately) and
condition system.

>
> > Internationalized  hostname  has  advantages  but  how  this  adding
> > complexity impact software author? Is this complexity needed?
> >
>
> It's a balancing act between the needs of software authors and the needs of
> content authors.  If Gemini succeeds, the latter will be much more common.
> I think that internationalized link lines (which will have to become part
> of the definition of text/gemini) are very important to authors.  Whether
> clients accept IRIs in the address bar (or equivalent) is up to the client
> author.  And I very strongly feel that changing the Gemini *protocol* to
> pass IRIs serves nobody and shouldn't even be considered.

I agree!  My only concerns is  i have the impression  that client that
will  not supports  IRI will  be second  class citizen  in the  gemini
space, and they will die slowly.

So i think that IRI will be a de facto standard. :/

Bye!
C.