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<H1><FONT size=2>Hi, I joined the list in 2006 as a complete outsider and it works well as far as I can see; there are occasionally minor issues but so far no one's request for a subtag has been forgotten and decisions can be appealed to ietf!</FONT></H1>
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(I'm sorry we don't have a bit more diversity on the list's more 'permanent' membership, but it's up to individuals to subscribe to the list, not to ietf-languages to recruit them, and in general it seems that the computing is dominated still by white males. We do have several women permanently on the list)<BR>
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Best,<BR>
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C. E. Whitehead<BR>
<A href="mailto:cewcathar@hotmail.com">cewcathar@hotmail.com</A> <BR>
From: "Randy Presuhn" <<A href="mailto:randy_presuhn@DOMAIN.HIDDEN">randy_presuhn at mindspring.com</A>> <BR>
Date: Sun, 24 May 2009 14:45:23 -0700 <BR><PRE>> Hi -
> As a technical contributor...
>> 1). In Section 3.5:
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>> > The ietf-languages list is an open list and can be joined by sending
>> > a request to <ietf-languages-request at iana.org>. The list can be
>> > hosted by IANA or by any third party at the request of IESG.
>>
>> It is not clear how the "third party" option would interact with IANA
>> managing the registry.
> What interaction would be needed? ietf-languages at iana.org has
> been operated by a thrid party for many years without issue.
> > The lists either have to be managed by IANA on an IANA system or have to
> > be routed through IANA systems.
> This is simply not true.
>> If there is a desire to be able to delegate handling of this mailing
>> list to a third party, then perhaps
>> the mailing list should be in a separate subdomain, e.g.
>> ietf-languages at languages.iana.org.
Why?
> I think this needs to be discussed further with IANA.
I disagree. The text in question describes an arrangement that
has worked well for a long time.
Randy
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