Re: SVG12: RFC 3066 reference

On Monday, April 18, 2005, 12:59:12 AM, Bjoern wrote:


BH> Dear Scalable Vector Graphics Working Group,

BH>   http://www.w3.org/TR/2005/WD-SVGMobile12-20050413/struct.html section
BH> 5.8.5 states "The attribute value is a comma-separated list of language
BH> names as defined in [RFC3066]." This is inappropriate as RFC3066 is
BH> about to be obsoleted. Please change the draft such that it does not
BH> depend on soon to be obsoleted specifications.

This comment would apply equally to XML, which also references RFC 3066.

The latest description in the Internationalisation activity also
represents 3066 are correct:
http://www.w3.org/International/articles/language-tags/

Copying public-i18n-core for expert comment.

I assume you refer to draft-phillips-langtags

I see mail from John Klensin saying this draft is 'stuck' and making a
particularly worrying statement:

  But, if, in the process, it succeeds in identifying 3066 as Obsolete
  without replacing it with anything that is usable and compatible, that
  could cause a serious reduction in interoperability in the areas where
  3066, today, is good enough or just about good enough

Where is draft-phillips-langtags now, in the process? Is it in the
RFC editor queue? If so, what status will it come out as? I see that it
version -08 entered Last Call as a BCP
http://xml.coverpages.org/LangTag200412.html
(useful article to read, by the way)

Latest version I could find was -10
http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-phillips-langtags-10.txt

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 Chris Lilley                    mailto:chris@w3.org
 Chair, W3C SVG Working Group
 W3C Graphics Activity Lead

Received on Monday, 18 April 2005 21:17:33 UTC