On 26 Sep 2010, at 20:32, Doug Ewell wrote: > The question was whether to request an ISO 639-3 language code element or a BCP 47 variant subtag. The ISO 639-2 criteria are much more restrictive than those for ISO 639-3. I won't be approving a subtag unless 639 has been ruled out. Michael Everson * http://www.evertype.com/