The next version of the Unicode Standard will be Version 4.1.0, due for
release in March, 2005.
A BETA version of the updated 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. These files are located at the following URL:
http://www.unicode.org/Public/4.1.0/
(or ftp://www.unicode.org/Public/4.1.0/)
A detailed description of the beta is located here:
http://www.unicode.org/versions/beta.html
Any comments on the beta Unicode Character Database should be reported
using the Unicode reporting form. The comment period ends January 31, 2005.
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Note: All beta files may be updated, replaced, or superseded by other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 4.1.0 is
final. It is inappropriate to cite these files as other than a work in
progress.
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, 2005
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.
