Adding variant subtags 'aluku' and 'nduyka' and 'pamaka'fordialects

Michael Everson everson at evertype.com
Sun Aug 23 20:01:15 CEST 2009


On 23 Aug 2009, at 18:55, Phillips, Addison wrote:

>> I would like to avoid having to process change forms for these  
>> three subtags again later. Isn't that reasonable?
>
> No. Our process is very simple and the current process allows for  
> errata correction of this nature without much rancor or fanfare.

So when I change a name in ISO 15924 the new process will allow that  
to happen without endless discussion and debate? ;-)

>> Wouldn't it be possible for (say) you and Doug and Peter to work  
>> with him over the next nine days to make a submission to the ISO  
>> 639 JAC?
>
> On what grounds would you be rejecting his request for three  
> variants? Or a request for a Description field? Do you have any  
> reason to believe that these changes would be factually incorrect?

Did I mention the word "reject"?

My question stands.

Michael Everson * http://www.evertype.com/



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