Tex, Here is my recollection:
Sometime around 1991 in a IEEE P1003.1 (POSIX) meeting, Gary Miller (IBM) was writing on the blackboard. After having spelled out Internationalization a few times, he first abbreviated it to I--n and a bit later (obviously after counting the letters in between) used I18N. Sandra might have been at the meeting, and Keld - they might be able to confirm my recollection. L10N did not show up until quite some time later. I have no idea who used it first. Regards Arnold -----Original Message----- From: Tex Texin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 2:02 AM To: NE Localization SIG; Unicoders Subject: Historians- what is origin of i18n, l10n, etc.? I was asked about the origin of these acronyms. Does anyone know who created these or where they were first used? tex -- ------------------------------------------------------------- Tex Texin cell: +1 781 789 1898 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Xen Master http://www.i18nGuy.com XenCraft http://www.XenCraft.com Making e-Business Work Around the World -------------------------------------------------------------
