Dale R. Worley wrote: > > From: Carsten Bormann <cabo@xxxxxxx> > > > > I think in protocol evolution (as well as computer system evolution > > in general) we are missing triggers to get rid of vestigial > > features. > > That's quite true. Let us start by rationalizing the spelling and > punctuation of written English (which is the coding system for *this > entire discussion*). Once we've cleaned up that idiocy, we can start > in on SIP. You mean some along the line of: http://everything2.com/user/m_turner/writeups/A+Plan+for+the+Improvement+of+English+Spelling I don't think the IETF is the right forum for such a project, and my personal feeling is that it is infeasible anyway. While it would have probably much easier to teach everyone english (and use ASCII), the opposite approach was taken and every piece of technology was spoiled with I18N, L10N and Unicode, reinforcing the communication barriers that exist throughout this world, among machines/devices and among human beings. -Martin