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Re: 4646bis era

Michael Everson <everson@evertype.com> Tue, 26 August 2008 10:28 UTC

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On 26 Aug 2008, at 07:31, Frank Ellermann wrote:

> John Cowan wrote:
>
>> For this purpose we don't need the RFC to be published. ietf- 
>> languages entered the 4646 epoch as soon as the
>> RFC was accepted and the new registry set up.
>
> There was also the business of "finding" a volunteer for the job of  
> an expert language *subtag* registry reviewer.

That wasn't hard.

> The existing language *tag* reviewer had to agree to this  
> redefinition of his job, and the IESG had to appoint him.

That wasn't hard either; we formalized Doug's work and have a team  
that works pretty well.

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

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