Re: [Ltru] Applicability Statement for the IANA registry established by 4646

I also support eliminating the discussion of language negotiation; it isn't
needed, and it is late in the game for such changes.

Mark

On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 17:35, Phillips, Addison <addison@amazon.com> wrote:

>  I support eliminating the discussion of language negotiation altogether.
> It really belongs in a discussion of matching.
>
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> If we must have it, it is useful to glance at RFC 4647. The term “fallback”
> is used extensively with the Lookup matching scheme. But there is a very
> precise term we’ve established when talking about the “fallback in
> extremis”: Section 3.4.1 uses “default value” (and there is a long
> discussion there of the topic). If we must have something like this text,
> then perhaps:
>
>
>
> --
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>     - It does not contain information about appropriate default values to
> use in language matching [RFC 4647, Section 3.4.1]. A good default value for
> a particular language request might be linguistically unrelated to the
> languages specified in the request. For example, people who use Breton (a
> Celtic language used in western France) might prefer to be served French (a
> Romance language) if Breton isn't available.
>
> --
>
>
>
> Addison Phillips
>
> Globalization Architect -- Lab126
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> Internationalization is not a feature.
>
> It is an architecture.
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>
> *From:* CE Whitehead [mailto:cewcathar@hotmail.com]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 24, 2009 4:26 PM
> *To:* ltru@ietf.org
> *Cc:* kent.karlsson14@comhem.se; Phillips, Addison
> *Subject:* Re: [Ltru] Applicability Statement for the IANA registry
> established by 4646
>
>
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> Hi, if the only problem is the use of the terms, 'fallback' and 'backup'
> I'd change 'appropriate fallback choices' to 'appropriate alternative
> languages' or 'appropriate alternative language choices'  maybe; I don't
> know about West and Northwest really I'm confused try Atlantic coast?:
>
> "It does not contain information about appropriate alternative languages
> (in language negotiation).  A good alternate might in fact be linguistically
> unrelated to the language it serves as an alternate for.  This is because
> the preference for a particular language alternate is often the result of
> outside factors--such as geograpphy, history, or culture--factors which may
> vary from user to user.   For example, most people who use Breton (a Celtic
> language used in Brittany/on a portion of the Atlantic coast of France)
> would probably prefer to be served French (a Romance language) if Breton
> isn't available."
>
> (hope I've used 'alternate' and 'alternative' correctly).
>
> Best,
>
> C. E. Whitehead
> cewcathar@hotmail.com
>
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