Principles of Operation

[Peter Constable]

> From: ietf-languages-bounces at alvestrand.no [mailto:ietf-languages-
> bounces at alvestrand.no] On Behalf Of Frank Ellermann


> > Let's decide whether the correct prefix language is "sxu"
>
> Well, it's not because "sxu" doesn't exist *now*.

In the sense you are meaning -- intentionally ignoring the sense Doug meant -- the only candidate prefix in the registry now is "gem". "de" is *not* a candidate prefix unless it can be demonstrated that Erzgebirgisch is, in fact, best considered a dialect of Standard German.


Peter