Re: ISSUE-88 - Change proposal (new update)

Julian Reschke, Fri, 07 May 2010 13:05:31 +0200:
> On 07.05.2010 11:34, Lachlan Hunt wrote:
>> On 2010-05-05 20:22, Leif Halvard Silli wrote:
>>> Let multiple language tags continue to be legal.
>>> (http://www.w3.org/html/wg/wiki/ChangeProposals/ContentLanguages)
>> 
>> This is a response to the arguments put forth in both that change
>> proposal, the the change proposal from the i18n WG. Both proposals
>> present similarly flawed arguments, and so I will refute them together.
>> 
>> http://www.w3.org/International/wiki/Htmlissue88
>> 
>> For this issue, we have 3 options presented:
>> 
>> 1. Make Content-Language non-conforming.
>> 2. Leave Content-Language as Obsolete but Conforming, permitting only a
>> single language tag. (Current spec)
>> 3. Leave Content-Language as Obsolete but Conforming, permitting a comma
>> separated list of language tags.
>> ...
> 
> Another alternative is to leave it alone (it's conformant in HTML4, 
> isn't it?).

The 'Let multiple language tags continue to be legal' proposal *does* 
leave it - if not alone, then at least it leaves it as in HTML4, syntax 
wise. 
-- 
leif halvard silli

Received on Saturday, 8 May 2010 01:22:31 UTC