[Ltru] RE: "mis" update review request
Peter Constable
petercon at microsoft.com
Mon Apr 16 19:23:20 CEST 2007
My apologies: Jukka wrote the text Jeremy attributed to me.
Peter
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Constable [mailto:petercon at microsoft.com]
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 8:47 AM
To: ietf-languages at iana.org; 'LTRU Working Group'
Subject: RE: [Ltru] RE: "mis" update review request
From: Jeremy Carroll [mailto:jjc at hpl.hp.com]
> Peter Constable wrote:
>> Does that apply to its use in xml:lang="" too? That's different from
>> omitting xml:lang...
I didn't write all the stuff you quoted as being from me; *you* wrote it.
> I don't think xml:lang="" should be given any semantics other than a
> processing one
My statement was that "" means 'no information'. I think we're saying the same thing.
> On the wider topic, I wonder if there is a compromise comment that can
> be added to the mis definition, that suggests that, when tagging, other
> more specific correct tags should be used in preference, but when
> reading, no such assumption can be made, due to the inherent instability
> of such usage. This would not invalidate any prior use, but would
> suggest that the more conservative approach was preferred.
Users need to understand that mis is inherently unstable wrt semantics.
Peter
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