The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), or the Internet’s governing body has approved using non-latin domain names. Thse would include domains in native languages.
The process for registering non-latin domain names would start on November 16. The first phase would involve ICANN approving the languages in which the domains can be registered. The respective countries can then start registering the domain names.
“Right now Internet address endings are limited to Latin characters – A to Z. But the Fast Track Process is the first step in bringing the 100,000 characters of the languages of the world online for domain names,” ICANN chairman Peter Dengate Thrush said in a statement.
Rod Beckstrom, ICANN’s President and CEO, believes that the move will invite more individuals, especially those who are more comfortable with the native language or who are not familiar with Roman characters. ICANN had been working on the non-Latin domains for years. The delay in the process happened due to technical issues in the implementation, policy development and global cooperation.
“Our work on IDNs [internationalized domain names] has gone through numerous drafts, dozens of tests, and an incredible amount of development by volunteers since we started this project,” said Tina Dam, ICANN’s Senior Director for IDNs. “The launch of the Fast Track Process will be an amazing change to make the Internet an even more valuable tool, and for even more people around the globe.”
Does that mean that we would need new keyboards for the new non-Latin domains? Or would we have a pack of virtual keyboards to download for free? Only time will answer these questions.
In the meanwhile, are you comfortable with the idea of having non-Latin domain names? Would it make Internet usage easier or will it just end up complicating it more? Tell us in the comments.
via [PCMag]
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