[Indic-computing-users] Fw: [indic] Unicode Version 5.0 Beta Release

[Guntupalli K. <kar...@in...>]

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Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 07:29:23 -0800
From: Rick McGowan <ri...@un...>
To: in...@un...
Subject: [indic] Unicode Version 5.0 Beta Release


The next version of the Unicode Standard will be Version 5.0.0. The
beta version of the documentation for Unicode 5.0.0 is located in:

	http://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode5.0.0/

A page describing the beta release is located here:

	http://www.unicode.org/versions/beta.html

The Unicode Character Database portion is planned for release at the
end of March 2006. A beta version of the 5.0.0 Unicode Character
Database files is available for public comment. We strongly encourage
implementers to download these files and test them with their
programs, well before the end of the beta period. See the beta page
for access to the files.

Any comments on the beta Unicode Character Database should be reported
using the Unicode reporting form. The comment period ends January 30,
2006. All substantive comments must be received by that date for
consideration at the next UTC meeting. Editorial comments (typos,
etc) may be submitted after that date for consideration in the final
editorial work.

Note: All beta files may be updated, replaced, or superseded by other
files at any time. The beta files will be discarded once Unicode
5.0.0 is final. It is inappropriate to cite these files as other than
a work in progress.

The Unicode Consortium provides early access to the best known
version of the data files to give reviewers and developers as much
time as possible to ensure a problem-free adoption of version 5.0.0.

Testers should not commit any product or implementation to the code
points in the current beta data files. Testers should also be ready
for retesting based on updated data files which will be posted after
the February, 2006 UTC meeting.

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If you have comments for official consideration, please post them by
submitting your comments through our feedback & reporting page:

  http://www.unicode.org/reporting.html

If you wish to discuss beta issues on the Unicode mail list, then
please use the following link to subscribe (if necessary). Please be
aware that discussion comments on the Unicode mail list are not
automatically recorded as beta comments. You must use the reporting
link above to generate comments for official consideration.

  http://www.unicode.org/consortium/distlist.html

Regards,
	Rick McGowan
	Unicode, Inc.





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