Re: [Ltru] 2.2.4: codes listed as eligible for registration in 4645

[Peter Constable <petercon at microsoft.com>]

Can I suggest, then, that you provide a more specific reference: "... listed as eligible for registration in Section 4 of [RFC 4645]..."


Peter

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phillips, Addison [mailto:addison at amazon.com]
> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 3:19 PM
> To: Peter Constable; LTRU Working Group
> Subject: RE: 2.2.4: codes listed as eligible for registration in 4645
>
> It is still valid. The reference in question in RFC 4645 is:
>
> --
> 4. Omitted Code Elements
>
>    The following code elements from [UN_M.49] were not associated with
>    [ISO3166-1] alpha-2 code elements.  Consequently, they were not
>    assigned as subtags in the initial Language Subtag Registry, but
> were
>    valid candidates for registration as region subtags, using the
>    process in [RFC4646]:
>
>       830   Channel Islands
>       831   Guernsey
>       832   Jersey
>       833   Isle of Man
>
>    The last three became ineligible for registration in April, 2006,
>    when the [ISO3166-1] code elements GG, JE, and IM were assigned as
>    region subtags.
> --
>
> Thus, '830' is still valid for registration. At one time, the rules
> were even more permissive (hence this text). Incidentally, this
> reference is why RFC 4645 is still a normative reference in draft-
> 4646bis.
>
> Addison
>
> Addison Phillips
> Globalization Architect -- Lab126
>
> Internationalization is not a feature.
> It is an architecture.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ltru-bounces at ietf.org [mailto:ltru-bounces at ietf.org] On
> > Behalf Of Peter Constable
> > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 11:55 AM
> > To: LTRU Working Group
> > Subject: [Ltru] 2.2.4: codes listed as eligible for registration in
> > 4645
> >
> > Draft 16 currently has this wording:
> >
> > ------------
> > E. UN numeric codes and ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes for countries or
> > areas listed as eligible for registration in [RFC4645] but not
> > presently registered MAY be entered into the IANA registry via the
> > process described in Section 3.5 (Registration Procedure for
> > Subtags). Once registered, these codes MAY be used to form language
> > tags.
> > ------------
> >
> > The intended reference isn't clear: I don't see a M.46 or 3166-1
> > codes listed in 4645 as eligible for registration. (The closest I
> > see are a set of M.49 codes that are *in*eligible for registration.)
> > Is this paragraph an anachronism that is no longer needed? If it
> > still has a useful purpose, then it might help to clear up the
> > wording.
> >
> >
> >
> > Peter
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