Re: localization

[Masataka Ohta <[e-mail]>]

> In an earlier exchange on the the URI distribution list, you made the 
>  comment "that's why localization doesn't work" or something like that.
> 
> I thought that was interesting.
> 
> On reflection, I'm not clear what you saw.
> 
> Are you saying that there is an inherent defect in localization?

In this case, yes.

>  Do 
>  you mean in principle or in a particular way of doing it?
> I want to understand this better.

Sometimes, like with full ISO 2022, multiple localizations can be
freely mixed, in which case, localization can be a step toward
internationalization.

But, having mutually exclusive localizations and switch between them
is just a pain, which is why EUC nor UNICODE is not internationalization.

As for URLs, localized people can not be compatible with
localized URLs unless they share the same locale.

						Masataka Ohta