Script codes in RFC 3066

Martin Duerst duerst at w3.org
Wed Apr 9 16:02:35 CEST 2003


At 19:39 03/04/09 +0100, Michael Everson wrote:
>At 14:11 -0400 2003-04-09, Martin Duerst wrote:
>
>>I don't understand your logic here. Martha's Vineyard is a very small
>>part of Massachusetts.
>
>sgn-US-MA doesn't collide with any other sgn.
>
>>Michael's logic is "Pick the next best state code you can put your
>>hands on.". I don't think it's a good idea, but it is at least
>>consistent. In my eyes, using sgn-us-plains and sgn-us-Vineyard
>>or some such would be much better.
>
>Michael's logic was to use 3166-2 subdivisions after the country code.

I'm very glad that I at least talked you out of doing that for
the various Swiss sign languages. It would have been absolutely
inappropriate.

Regards,   Martin.


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