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Re: [Ltru] Re: Proposal: include new "Language-Type:" field

John Cowan <cowan@ccil.org> Tue, 10 October 2006 03:14 UTC

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To: Addison Phillips <addison@yahoo-inc.com>
Subject: Re: [Ltru] Re: Proposal: include new "Language-Type:" field
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Addison Phillips scripsit:

> I would support John's proposal fully if and only if it 
> distinguished collective and macro languages for use in the 
> registration process.

I have no problem with adding "macrolanguage" as an additional
type; it's a fine idea.  The information is technically redundant
(a language is a macrolanguage if and only if it appears in the
Prefix field of an extlang), but handy to have on the spot.

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