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Re: [Ltru] Re: Moving Forward



Mark Davis scripsit:

> A. We know the language is customarily used with more than one script
> B. We know the language is customarily used with one script
> C. The information for A or B is not available in the registry: either just
> not entered yet, or hard to find out.

You omit:

  D. The language is not customarily used with any script.  (Any language may
  be transcribed in writing, as any language may be spoken over the radio;
  but just the same, Chinese is written and Burushaski is not, as Navajo is
  regularly broadcast and Akkadian is not.)  This does not apply to current
  639-2 languages but will apply to 639-3 languages.

> As I said before, I have not yet seen an implementation scenario where we
> need the infomation in B, and both the strategies that use it require
> entering in much more data than the ZZ scenario. So I'd like to see a
> scenario that drives B clearly stated. 

>From what I can understand, which is by no means sure, the advocates
for B information want it so that they can vet tags like en-Latn(-GB)
and warn against or reject them.  Without B information we cannot
distinguish between en-Brai (anomalous, so correct) and en-Latn (undesirable).

> 2. As Peter says, we mustn't say MUST NOT, however: there are scenarios in
> which it may be appropriate to use en-Latn or ko-Latn.

I believe the desire of this part of the WG is to reject en-Latn
absolutely (because it is the default) while still retaining the
possibility of ko-Latn.

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