[Foundation-l] A proposal for new language creation

Thu Nov 24 20:28:13 UTC 2005

ilooy wrote:
> 2005/11/23, Brion Vibber <brion at pobox.com>:
>> ilooy wrote:
>>> I'd like to suggest that taking into consideration ISO codes or SIL codes may [...]
>> This is exactly the policy we adopted several years ago, which has proved
>> insufficient.
>> Relying on existence of ISO codes brings us:
>> * split Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian replacing Serbocroatian [controverial]
>> * Klingon
>> etc
>> and denies various languages/dialects/whatever which don't have their own codes
>> but which are oft asked for.
> 
> Hi Brion, kaj saluton,
> 
> Actually I was suggesting it as a means
> to pre-sift through new language requests.
> Then those situations which require further
> attention could be handled more delicately.

Well, that *is exactly* what we've done the last few years.

-- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)

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