I think this proposal may make the guidance task worse. Karen >-----Original Message----- >From: ltru-bounces at ietf.org [mailto:ltru-bounces at ietf.org] On Behalf >Of Peter Constable >Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 1:29 PM >To: LTRU Working Group >Subject: Re: [Ltru] a modest proposal... > >It's a proposal that (whether with or without Shawn's variation) >might be just the right compromise. (See my comments in another mail >I just posted.) > >We would still need to have text giving clear guidance on how to tag >for Chinese. > > >Peter > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: ltru-bounces at ietf.org [mailto:ltru-bounces at ietf.org] On >Behalf Of >> Shawn Steele >> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 12:54 PM >> To: Phillips, Addison; LTRU Working Group >> Subject: 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 >> >> -----Original Message----- >> 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. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Ltru mailing list >> Ltru at ietf.org >> https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ltru >> _______________________________________________ >> Ltru mailing list >> Ltru at ietf.org >> https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ltru >_______________________________________________ >Ltru mailing list >Ltru at ietf.org >https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ltru _______________________________________________ Ltru mailing list Ltru at ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ltru
Note Well: Messages sent to this mailing list are the opinions of the senders and do not imply endorsement by the IETF.