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Re: [Ltru] a modest proposal...



I would either like that, or the same thing, except where cmn and yue are allowed as aliases of zh-cmn & zh-yue

- Shawn

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From: ltru-bounces at ietf.org [mailto:ltru-bounces at ietf.org] On Behalf Of Phillips, Addison
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 12:38 PM
To: LTRU Working Group
Subject: [Ltru] a modest proposal...

Since:

1. We appear to be stuck.
2. We (most of us, anyway) would like to see this work completed.
3. We haven't a compelling-enough technical argument that resolves the issue.

I would like to submit a "modest proposal" for addressing the impasse:

1. Restore a *single* extlang to the ABNF.
2. Keep the Macrolanguage field in the registry for all encompassed languages, which information may be use by implementations however makes the most sense.
3. Cherry pick *only* the 'zh' (and possibly the 'ar') encompassed languages for registration as extlangs. This is done in the name of compatibility alone. 4. Permit implementations to treat the 'language' production as atomic (that is, the sequence "zh-yue" MAY be treated as if it were a single subtag but MAY be treated as separate subtags, notably by existing implementations). Note that the 'language' production is the one that includes both the primary and extended language subtags.

Thoughts?

Addison

Addison Phillips
Globalization Architect -- Lab126

Internationalization is not a feature.
It is an architecture.


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