de-xx names

[Havard Hjulstad]

Why not "1901" and "1996" in the names?
German, 1901 orthography  &  ... 1996 orthography (or possibly "orth. of
19xx")
Deutsch, 1901-Rechtscheibung  &c

I realize that the "history" is short in the business directly relating to
IETF language identifiers, but there may in the future be a compatibility
issue with a broader language coding. May be similar "attributes" (or
whatever) will be standardized in the context of ISO 639, e.g. for use in
libraries.

Havard Hjulstad


-----Original Message-----
From: ietf-languages-admin@alvestrand.no
[mailto:ietf-languages-admin@alvestrand.no]On Behalf Of Michael Everson
Sent: 23. april 2002 15:46
To: ietf-languages@iana.org
Subject: de-xx names


German, Austrian variant, orthography of 1996
Deutsch, oesterreichische Form, neue Rechtschreibung

These are not the same. "1996 Rechtschreibung" or "new orthography"

The names really ought to be unique. Here is the list of proposed
equivalents:

de-1901
German, traditional orthography
Deutsch, alte Rechtschreibung

de-DE-1901
German, German variant, traditional orthography
Deutsch, deutsche Form, alte Rechtschreibung

de-AT-1901
German, Austrian variant, traditional orthography
Deutsch, oesterreichische Form, alte Rechtschreibung

de-CH-1901
German, Swiss variant, traditional orthography
Deutsch, schweizerische Form, alte Rechtschreibung

de-1996
German, orthography of 1996
Deutsch, 1996 Rechtschreibung

de-DE-1996
German, German variant, orthography of 1996
Deutsch, deutsche Form, 1996 Rechtschreibung

de-AT-1996
German, Austrian variant, orthography of 1996
Deutsch, oesterreichische Form, 1996 Rechtschreibung

de-CH-1996
German, Swiss variant, orthography of 1996
Deutsch, schweizerische Form, 1996 Rechtschreibung
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Michael Everson *** Everson Typography *** http://www.evertype.com
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