Hoi,
Milosh stop.
Thanks,
GerardM
On 17 May 2017 at 18:13, Milos Rancic <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 4:46 PM, Michael Everson <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > On 17 May 2017, at 15:23, Milos Rancic <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >>>> BTW, it's about ISO-639-3, not ISO-639-6 code.
> >>>
> >>> It is an ISO 639-2 code.
> >>
> >> Even worse! They don't want to change the least sensible set of codes.
> >
> > What are you on about? It is the same code, in both ISO 639-2 and 639-3
>
> Because SIL is at least sensible enough to have the policy to change
> derogatory codes, while Congress Library is too white to be able to
> comprehend that.
>
> >> On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 2:30 PM, Michael Everson <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >>> I received a response from a member of the JAC regarding “arn":
> >>>
> >>>> We received and considered a request for this about 5 years ago. I
> don't believe there was a formal vote, but it was generally disfavored by
> all on the JAC. I do not expect it would be approved in a second round of
> discussion, but they are welcome to submit it.
> >>
> >> Fine. I don't think that one 80% white male 80% WASP institution should
> be in charge for something that affects the whole world.
> >
> > The membership of the ISO 639 JAC is specified in the standardization
> documents and has nothing to do with skin colour, sex, or religion. This
> sort of rhetoric is just bullshit in the present context.
> >
> > The code was assigned a long time ago. Standardizers are reluctant to
> change codes because the stability of standards is important. Your trying
> to whip this up into some sort of institutional or cultural prejudice
> against the speakers of Mapuche is unacceptable.
>
> Michael, I will respond to this, but, please, keep in mind that you
> are just embarrassing yourself by forcing this issue.
>
> The fact that you are ignoring the fact that it *matters* who is
> making *political* decisions is the part of not just ignorance, but of
> very white and very racist "expert" narrative. If you are not able to
> recognize that, just trust me that you should stop with that line of
> argumentation.
>
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