Is there a different between a "retired" code element and a "deprecated" one?
Milicent Wewerka
>>> [log in to unmask] 07/07/05 10:01 AM >>>
> From: ISO 639 Joint Advisory Committee [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf
> Of Michael Everson
> Deprecating this tag will just invalidate properly-tagged Cyrillic
> materials. What good is that?
No, it doesn't invalidate anything. Just yesterday I quoted the relevant
text from the 639-3 DIS. I'll quote it again:
"Retired code elements remain part of the code and retain their
identifier and denotation. Continued use in existing data or
implementations remains a valid application of this standard. On-going
generation of data using a retired code element is generally
discouraged, however."
> In addition, Moldovan may well have more Russian loanwords etc in it
> that Romanian does, which may be considered significant by Romanians
> and/or Moldovans.
>
> Do NOT do anything without communicating with (at a minimum) the
> National Libraries of Romania and Moldova and explaining the
> situation in exact detail.
>
> That is my advice.
That's reasonable.
Peter Constable
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