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At 09:01 -0400 2002-04-24, Rebecca S. Guenther wrote: >We go back to the question about the relationship between ISO 639-1 and >639-2. Our principles say: > >"New codes will no longer be added to ISO 639-1 after the publication of a >revised standard unless they are also added to ISO 639-2." > >"A language code already in ISO 639-2 at the point of freezing ISO 639-1 >shall not later be added to ISO 639-1. This is to ensure consistency in >usage over time, since users are directed in Internet applications to >employ the alpha-3 code when an alpha-2 code for that language is not >available." PLEASE DO NOT ABROGATE THESE PRINCIPLES! >The question is, do we consider the revision of 639-1 published? Certainly >it's been ballotted. Is this the point at which we no longer add 639-1 >codes? Remember, this is because of the RFC which says that in absence of >a 639-1 code, use a 639-2 code. If anyone has used Hawaiian they will have >already used the 639-2 code to represent that language. > >Maybe their programmers are unaware of RFC 3066 which instructs you to use >the alpha-3 code if there's no alpha-2 code. They should be given a link to it. -- Michael Everson *** Everson Typography *** http://www.evertype.com