[Unicode Announcement] Unicode Collation Algorithm Version 5.2 Released

Version 5.2 of the Unicode Collation Algorithm has been released.
See http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr10/.
This version resynchronizes the Unicode Collation Algorithm with all
of the updates for the Unicode Standard, Version 5.2. Please note
the following changes and issues for implementations:

* The text of UTS #10 has been updated. Among other changes, the
revised text for UTS #10 makes it clear that the BASE for
implicit generation of weights for Han characters does not
include unassigned code points.
* There are small changes in Gujarati, Telugu, Malayalam
(including weighting for chillus), Tamil, and Sinhala. While
these changes move in the direction of expected behavior, good
results will only come from tailoring for particular languages,
such as with CLDR.
* There have been significant changes to the ordering of many
combining marks. Many combining marks that are not in customary
use in modern languages now have the same secondary weight, and
will only be distinguished on a fourth level, by code point
ordering. This can be seen by looking at the Unicode Collation
Charts (http://unicode.org/charts/collation/). In 5.2, many
characters now have a white background, indicating that they
sort exactly the same as the previous character, unless a 4th
(codepoint) level is used.
* Implementations of UCA should take note that the increased
number of characters may cause overflows if the implementing
code makes certain assumptions or optimizations. This can result
either from the new character additions (which increase the
number of distinct weights in the table) or because of changes
in the way the weights, particularly for secondary weight
values, are assigned in the table. The latter change may result
in unexpected numbers of characters having the same weight.

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[Unicode Announcement] Public Review Issue #150: Draft UTS #46 Updated

The draft UTS#46 Unicode IDNA Compatible Preprocessing has been updated.
There are a number of new review notes pointing out issues and asking
for feedback. There are also new tables: one comparing behavior of
compatibility and escaped versions of FULL STOP in delimiting labels
between different browsers, and one comparing the allowed and disallowed
repertoires when processing IDNs according to the IDNA2003, IDNA2008,
and UTS #46 specifications. There are also many improvements and
clarifications of the text.

See: http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr46/

Review period closes October 26, 2009.

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[Unicode Announcement] Unicode 5.2.0 Released

Unicode 5.2 has been released! The data files, code charts, and Unicode
Standard Annexes for this version are final and are posted on the
Unicode site.

For Unicode 5.2, the core specification is no longer just a delta
document applied to the book; instead, the entire core specification,
with all textual changes integrated, will be available on the Unicode
site. As of this announcement, the first five chapters are available;
the other chapters will follow soon.

For full details about what is new or changed in this release, see the
version documentation for Unicode 5.2 at:

http://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode5.2.0/

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[Unicode Announcement] Unicode Haiku Contest

Unicode Haiku Contest
Here's your chance to show what you think of Unicode - with poetry!
Enter the Unicode Haiku contest, and meet the bar set by the immortal Haiku:

Chaos reigns within.
Reflect, repent, and reboot.
Order shall return.
(aka Blue Screen)

The tricorder broke
Communicator is dead
And my shirt is red

The winners are to be announced at the upcoming Unicode Conference, Oct 14-16 (but you don't have to attend the conference to win). The first prize is a myTouch 3G phone, sponsored by Google. (If your company is interested in sponsoring an additional prize, contact Magda Danish, http://www.unicode.org/reporting.html). All submissions must arrive by October 12, 2009.

Please submit your entry at http://unicode.org/conference/haiku.html.
Each entry should be 3 lines, with 5 syllables on the first, 7 on the second, and 5 on the third. You can enter as many different submissions as you want. Submissions are judged based on their relation to Unicode and/or SW Globalization, and most importantly, cleverness and whimsy.

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[Unicode Announcement] Remote Access Registration Now Offered at 33rd Internationalization & Unicode Conference

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The Internationalization & Unicode Conference is the premier technical conference for both software and Web internationalization. Unicode and internationalization experts, implementers, clients and vendors are invited to attend this unique conference. The program committee has created an exciting program full of new and cutting-edge topics that is relevant and engaging for the internationalization community. The three-day conference will feature a full day of tutorials followed by two days of presentations, panels and discussions. There will also be technology exhibits and demonstrations. The interactive format makes the Internationalization & Unicode Conference a great place to meet and exchange ideas with leading experts, find out about the needs of potential clients, or get information about new and existing Unicode and internationalization-enabled products.

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[Unicode Announcement] Public Review Issue: Draft UTS #46: Unicode Compatible IDNA Preprocessing

The Unicode Technical Committee has posted a new issue for public
review and comment. Details are on the following web page:

http://www.unicode.org/review/

Review periods for the new items close on October 26, 2009.

Please see the page for links to discussion and relevant documents.
Briefly, the new issue is:

http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr46/tr46-2.html

Issue #150 Draft UTS #46: Unicode Compatible IDNS Preprocessing

This document provides a specification for processing that provides for
compatibility between older and newer versions of internationalized
domain names (IDN) in client software (lookup). It allows
applications--browsers, emailers, and so on--to be able to handle both
the original version of internationalized domain names(IDNA2003) and the
newer version (IDNA2008), avoiding possible interoperability and
security problems.

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

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[Unicode Announcement] Unicode Collation Algorithm 5.2.0 Beta Data Files Now Available

Version 5.2.0 of The Unicode Collation Algorithm (UCA) is being prepared
for release in parallel with Unicode 5.2. The UCA data files have been
recently updated and are ready for review. Please see the Public Review
Issue:
http://www.unicode.org/review/#pri143
as well as the beta data files and collation test files:
http://www.unicode.org/Public/UCA/5.2.0/

1. The data files contain weights for all new assigned characters.
a. There have been significant changes to the ordering of
many combining marks. Many of those that are not in customary
use in modern languages now have the same secondary weight,
and will only be distinguished on a fourth level, by code
point ordering.
b. The ordering for Tamil and Malayalam has been improved,
but would still need tailoring for the Tamil and Malayalam
languages.
2. The text of UTS#10 has been updated. See the
modifications section for details:
http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr10/tr10-19.html#Modifications

Time is very short for this beta review, which closes on September 23,
2009, so reviewers are urged to download and test the files as soon as
they can.

Feedback should be sent through the usual Error Reporting Form:
http://www.unicode.org/reporting.html

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[Unicode Announcement] Last Call for Unicode 5.2 Data

The data files in the Unicode Character Database for Unicode 5.2 have
been revised to include all of the authorized changes from the last UTC
meeting. If you use any of the Unicode data in your implementations,
please update a test version of your implementation to use those files
and run your tests. If there are any showstopper bugs, please report
them (using http://www.unicode.org/reporting.html) as soon as possible.

From this point, the only adjustments that will be made to the data
will be on the basis of showstopper bugs, including bugs uncovered in
the process of updating the Unicode Collation data files for UCA 5.2.

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