Return-Path: Received: from murder ([unix socket]) by eikenes.alvestrand.no (Cyrus v2.2.8-Mandrake-RPM-2.2.8-4.2.101mdk) with LMTPA; Sat, 23 Apr 2005 14:52:02 +0200 X-Sieve: CMU Sieve 2.2 Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by eikenes.alvestrand.no (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4A05761B5D for ; Sat, 23 Apr 2005 14:52:02 +0200 (CEST) Received: from eikenes.alvestrand.no ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (eikenes.alvestrand.no [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 17087-09 for ; Sat, 23 Apr 2005 14:51:58 +0200 (CEST) X-Greylist: domain auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.4.8 Received: from megatron.ietf.org (megatron.ietf.org [132.151.6.71]) by eikenes.alvestrand.no (Postfix) with ESMTP id 50C6661B4A for ; Sat, 23 Apr 2005 14:51:58 +0200 (CEST) Received: from localhost.localdomain ([127.0.0.1] helo=megatron.ietf.org) by megatron.ietf.org with esmtp (Exim 4.32) id 1DPK5A-0002aN-P1; Sat, 23 Apr 2005 08:50:00 -0400 Received: from odin.ietf.org ([132.151.1.176] helo=ietf.org) by megatron.ietf.org with esmtp (Exim 4.32) id 1DPK57-0002Xf-4t for ltru@megatron.ietf.org; Sat, 23 Apr 2005 08:49:58 -0400 Received: from ietf-mx.ietf.org (ietf-mx.ietf.org [132.151.6.1]) by ietf.org (8.9.1a/8.9.1a) with ESMTP id IAA26191 for ; Sat, 23 Apr 2005 08:49:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: from montage.altserver.com ([63.247.74.122]) by ietf-mx.ietf.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1DPKEA-0004Pa-TO for ltru@ietf.org; Sat, 23 Apr 2005 08:59:20 -0400 Received: from lns-p19-4-idf-82-65-248-117.adsl.proxad.net ([82.65.248.117] helo=jfc.afrac.org) by montage.altserver.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.44) id 1DPK2I-00019P-MW; Sat, 23 Apr 2005 05:47:03 -0700 Message-Id: <6.2.1.2.2.20050423131448.03690eb0@mail.jefsey.com> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.2.1.2 Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:27:18 +0200 To: Frank Ellermann From: "JFC (Jefsey) Morfin" Subject: Re: [Ltru] Re: 003 vs. 021 In-Reply-To: <4269CD91.50F4@xyzzy.claranet.de> References: <005901c54074$42479a60$7f1afea9@oemcomputer> <069001c54079$f4581180$4109fea9@sanjose.ibm.com> <4269BA21.7675@xyzzy.claranet.de> <20050423031010.GC4500@skunk.reutershealth.com> <4269CD91.50F4@xyzzy.claranet.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - montage.altserver.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - ietf.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [0 0] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - jefsey.com X-Scan-Signature: c1c65599517f9ac32519d043c37c5336 Cc: ltru Working Group X-BeenThere: ltru@lists.ietf.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Language Tag Registry Update working group discussion list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: ltru-bounces@lists.ietf.org Errors-To: ltru-bounces@lists.ietf.org X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at alvestrand.no What should be registered is what people identify themselves with. Registrations should result from RFCs updating the BPC 047 by a WG-TAGS the strategy of which should be defined by the IESG under the review of the IAB. Each registration should be supported be three persons of reference authoritative in the area of the registration. jfc On 06:22 23/04/2005, Frank Ellermann said: >John Cowan wrote: > > >> what's the difference between the '003 North America' and > >> '021 Northern America' ? The 200 should be deleted IIRC. > > > Northern America is an economic grouping, and refers to > > Canada and the U.S. North America is a geographical > > grouping, and includes Northern America, Central America, > > and the Caribbean. > >I'm not sure, "economic groupings" shouldn't be registered: > >| B. UN numeric codes for 'economic groupings' or 'other >| groupings' are _not_ defined in the IANA registry and >| MUST NOT be used to form language tags. > >On the page http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm >003 apparently only exists in footnote "b" for 021: > >| b/ The continent of North America (003) comprises Northern >| America (021), Caribbean (029), and Central America (013). > >Obscure region numbers existing only as footnotes should not >be registered, it's too confusing. > >Another dubious region number is 062 "South-central Asia" vs. >"Southern Asia". The UN page first introduces 034 "Southern >Asia" and later uses 062 with the same name "Southern Asia". > > Bye, Frank > > > >_______________________________________________ >Ltru mailing list >Ltru@lists.ietf.org >https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ltru _______________________________________________ Ltru mailing list Ltru@lists.ietf.org https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ltru