On 02/26/2002 10:37:53 AM Mark Crispin wrote: >I can think of a number of three-letter codes which, although innocently >derived, would be sensitive if it's on someone's passport. In the case of >Romanians and Gypsies, you have two very different peoples, each with a strong >sense of identity, who do not want to be confused with the other.
There is a point of view that says that *all* such identifiers (for countries, languages, etc.) should just be randomly generated strings for the kind of reasons mentioned. (Not that I'm arguing for that.) - Peter --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Constable Non-Roman Script Initiative, SIL International 7500 W. Camp Wisdom Rd., Dallas, TX 75236, USA Tel: +1 972 708 7485 E-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>