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Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2005 13:24:48 +0200
To: "Randy Presuhn" <randy_presuhn@mindspring.com>,
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Subject: Re: [Ltru] [psg.com #1061] eliminate (or proscribe) Private Use Tags
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At 09:52 08/07/2005, Randy Presuhn wrote:
>Hi -Eliminating them completely might be hard for some to swallow. (I'm 
>guessing.
>If others can confirm one way or the other, please do so.)
>
>Section 4.5 of
>http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-ltru-registry-08.txt
>currently says:
>    Private-use subtags require private agreement between the parties
>    that intend to use or exchange language tags that use them and great
>    caution SHOULD be used in employing them in content or protocols
>    intended for general use.  Private-use subtags are simply useless for
>    information exchange without prior arrangement.
>
>Would a stronger version of this (or the following paragraphs address the
>concerns?  If so, proposed text would be appreciated.

Let be candid, this is another way to reduce the scope of the Draft without 
telling it plainly. The followin text:

    Private-use subtags require private agreement between the parties
    that intend to use or exchange language tags that use them. Great
    caution SHOULD be used in employing them in content or protocols
    intended for general use. Private-use subtags SHOULD respect the
    general format contraints. Even used in a private context, general
    libraries are legitimate in only using the part of each subtag which
    matches the general ABNF [or in disregarding the subtags wich
    does not match the general ABNF]. Private-use subtags are
    simply useless for information exchange without prior arrangement.

Would be OK for us (even with the [or ...] being used). This provides an 
escape sequence from the Draft. Not the best and most elegant, but 
workable: this is what we will do anyway.

jfc


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