That is: The one 2-letter code that *ought* to be an alias is "GB", with the preferred code being changed to be "UK".
Mark ————— Γνῶθι σαυτόν — Θαλῆς [For transliteration, see http://oss.software.ibm.com/cgi-bin/icu/tr] http://www.macchiato.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Everson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 08:32 Subject: Re: ISO 3166 (country codes) Maintenance Agency Web pages move > At 01:27 +0000 2002-02-25, John Clews wrote: > > >In passing, I too deplore the recent change to the 3-letter code for > >Romania. That would have less practical implications in IT systems > >than any changes to the 2-letter code. > > The one 2-letter code that *ought* to be changed is "GB", which > should be changed to "UK". > -- > Michael Everson *** Everson Typography *** http://www.evertype.com > _______________________________________________ > Ietf-languages mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.alvestrand.no/mailman/listinfo/ietf-languages >
