Re: [Ltru] Re: Region subtag changes

[John Cowan <[e-mail]>]

Doug Ewell scripsit:

> >We might have another someday in Burma -> Myanmar -> Burma, since the 
> >dissidents (I believe this is correct) object to the process by which 
> >the (Latin-script) name of the country was changed.  We already have 
> >BU deprecated in favor of MM; if the name is changed back and the old 
> >code is revived, we might end up with MM deprecated in favor of BU.
> 
> That could only happen if we had a provision to un-deprecate a record, 
> which I don't think we do.

In that case, I guess we'd have to go for the UNSD numeric code,
namely 104.

> It might not hurt to add a sentence to (what is now) Section 3.1.3.3 to 
> state that deprecation is forever, assuming we want that.

Good idea.

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