The TC46 group will have a proposal on new criteria before the next
teleconference. I hope to send it out this week. Maybe that will be a
basis for further discussion.

Rebecca

On Sun, 26 Mar 2006, Peter Constable wrote:

> I find myself in a quandary* over the Hyam and Gong requests.
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> The requesters claimed to have 50 docs for Hyam, but not Gong; it's
> evident that they are requesting these to facilitate software
> localization. Applying the current rules strictly, I should probably
> vote in favour of Hyam but against Gong. I feel both should have an
> alpha-3 (but not alpha-2), but there are alpha-3 IDs for both in
> 639-3, and it's unclear to me if those that have the greatest concern
> for the future of 639-2 would consider it appropriate to include
> these. At this point, I feel my choices are one of the following:
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> 1. vote with strict application of the rules (Hyam, yes; Gong, no)
> 2. vote in favour of both to satisfy the expressed need knowing that
> it might compromise future revised criteria for 639-2
> 3. wait to see how our TC46 members vote and simply vote the way that
> they do
> 4. wait until we have new criteria set for 639-2, delaying a decision
> on these even longer
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> * "In a quandary" is an apparently-obsolete expression replaced by the modern anomaly "conflicted", which I cannot bring myself to use.
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> Peter
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> From: ISO JAC Voting Member List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Håvard Hjulstad
> Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 6:46 AM
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> Subject: [JACVOTE] ISO 639 ballot 2006-4 - Hyam; Ham; Jaba
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> Dear JAC voting members,
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> ISO 639 ballot 2006-4: Hyam; Ham; Jaba
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> Please see original submission in the enclosed message. I am sorry that the issue has been on by desk too long before submitting a ballot.
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> During the discussion none of the members presented arguments against the inclusion of this item in the alpha-3 table of ISO 639-2. It is already in ISO 639-3.
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> Please vote by 14 April 2006.
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> Submitted by:
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> (A) Inclusion:
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> ___ I am in favour of including "Hyam; Ham; Jaba" in ISO 639-2.
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> ___ I am opposed to including "Hyam; Ham; Jaba" in ISO 639-2.
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> [Inclusion in the alpha-2 code is not balloted.]
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> (B) Identifier:
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> [Since the item is already in ISO 639-3, the identifier "jab" should be retained.]
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> (C) Names:
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> ___ I am in favour of the English names "Hyam; Ham; Jaba".
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> ___ I am opposed to the English names "Hyam; Ham; Jaba".
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> (3)
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> ___ I am in favour of the French names "hyam; ham; jaba".
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> ___ I am opposed to the French names "hyam; ham; jaba".
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> (4)
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> ___ I am in favour of the indigenous names "Hyam; Ham; Jaba".
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> ___ I am opposed to the indigenous names "Hyam; Ham; Jaba".
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> (D) Comments:
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