At 12:20 -0900 2003-01-10, Sean M. Burke wrote:
>>It is my opinion that both alpha-2 and alpha-3 identifiers need to
>>be assigned.

Michael Everson 11. januar 2003 19:55:
>It is my opinion that alpha-2 identifiers no longer need to be
>assigned at all. We are moving toward a new paradigm where we have
>only one set of codes, are we not? (We certainly are in some
>environments.)


Fine, Michael; you don't think we need more alpha-2 identifiers. Then we
know where you stand whenever this issue comes up. However, others have a
different opinion, and alpha-2 identifiers are (still) being requested. The
JAC will consider and vote on alpha-2 identifiers also in the future, and
this type of argument is of very little use for the JAC.

Havard Hjulstad