[Bug 4850] Update of reference for language data type

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=4850


cmsmcq@w3.org changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|NEW                         |ASSIGNED
           Keywords|unclassified                |decided, needsDrafting




------- Comment #1 from cmsmcq@w3.org  2007-12-14 19:51 -------
The XML Schema Working Group discussed this issue at its teleconference of
14 December 2007.  The current reference to RFC 3066 is non-normative: the
xsd:language datatype is intended to hold language codes as defined by RFC 3066
or its successor(s), but type validity is defined solely by a simple regular
expression, and a note points out that for the full checking of language codes,
additional work is required beyond checking for type validity.

We did not choose to change that basic pattern; implicitly, the WG agreed
with the proposal implicit in the description, to leave the grammar
of the xsd:language type alone.

We did agree to refer to BCP 47 instead of RFC 3066 as appropriate; the
editors were so instructed, and I thank you for the details you provide
about what we should be referring to. 

In view of the purpose of BCP 47 and other documents in the BCP series, it
may seem unnecessary to retain the words "or its successor(s)", but I expect
we'll keep them just in case.  (But we'll delete the reference to the standards
track.)

Felix, as originator of the issue, please indicate your acceptance of this
disposition by changing the status of the bug to RESOLVED.  Or, if for some
reason you are dissatisfied, please let us know why and how we can satisfy
your concerns.  If the WG doesn't hear from you in a month, we'll assume 
you're happy.

Received on Friday, 14 December 2007 19:51:14 UTC