Language Subtag Registration Form: variant "signed"

[Addison Phillips]

+1, except...

I think it might be a good thing if the ISO 639-3 codes proposed for sign
languages were registered by ISO 639-2. Then NO internet-drafts would be
necessary. None of this has any bearing on RFC 3066bis, which is perfectly
fine for identifying languages regardless of how they are
signaled---provided appropriate subtags are available and, as John points
out, both existing registrations and the overall process allows for them to
be available.

Addison

Addison Phillips
Internationalization Architect - Yahoo! Inc.

Internationalization is an architecture.
It is not a feature. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ietf-languages-bounces at alvestrand.no [mailto:ietf-languages-
> bounces at alvestrand.no] On Behalf Of John Cowan
> Sent: 2006?2?28? 12:24
> To: Randy Presuhn
> Cc: ietf-languages at iana.org
> Subject: Re: Language Subtag Registration Form: variant "signed"
> 
> Randy Presuhn scripsit:
> 
> >     (1) the discussion of the general approach to the tagging of
> >          sign(ed) languages be moved to ltru at ietf.org
> 
> At the moment, there is no consensus that anything ought or ought not
> to be done at the RFC level.   All this is just talk.
> 
> >     (2) internet-drafts be written as needed
> >     (3) upon completion of the matching work, the ltru WG could,
> >          if (1) and (2) demonstrate that 3066bis needs augmentation
> >          for sign(ed) languages, make a request of the IESG to add
> >          such work to our deliverables, either as a separate item or
> >          in conjunction with an eventual 3066ter.
> 
> Signed languages will have to be considered as part of 3066ter, which is
> about 639-3-based language tags (which includes tags for signed
languages).
> The existing hacks will work fine for the 3066bis regime.
> 
> > I emphasize that completion of the matching draft must remain our
> > top priority in ltru, and that work on extensions or explanations of
> > tagging of sign(ed) languages should not be allowed to become a
> > gating item for 3066bis.
> 
> It isn't.
> 
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