On 02/27/2002 06:26:02 AM Alain LaBont� wrote: > So the discussion started with stability of "country" codes... If a code >represents a political territory, it can NOT be stable by nature, whether >it is alphabetic or numeric. The only stability you can expect has to do >with the non-reassignment of a code within a reasonable period, to a >different body.
The same is true of languages as well, though, fortunately, languages generally take longer to change than countries. But writing systems and orthographies can change about as quickly as can countries. - 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]>
