On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 02:34:32PM +0300, Jukka K. Korpela wrote: > David Dorward wrote: > > > The current syntax, which is supported by browsers, is: [snip] > This is a very, very poor example, because Actually, it's a very GOOD example of currently standards-compliant and supported syntax. > a) it confuses sex with gender As does English, if we are to be picky. If we are to be even more so then the question arise whether there /is/ a difference. Not that it is important for this discussion. > f) it is usually unnecessary for the declared purpose of the form, and > hence illegal at least in EU countries, by the directive on protection > of personal data, to ask for information like a person's "gender" > g) it does not apply the international standard on internal coding of > information about a person's sex in data. Somewhat off topic for the current debate. -- - Tina Holmboe Developer's Archive Greytower Technologies http://www.dev-archive.net http://www.greytower.netReceived on Thursday, 24 April 2008 11:46:50 GMT
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