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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=296575506-13042008>Dear
All,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=296575506-13042008>I'm
about to leave the Chapter-delegates list. Before doing so, however, I'd like to
point out that the localization of the ISOC web pages does not seem to follow
any commonly accepted rules. Thus, e.g., the date of this news item (when
fi is indicated as the language) is in the form "<SPAN class=titleb><FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3>: Franck Martin : Kes 09 Apr,
2008[04:46 UTC]" </FONT></SPAN>in spite of the fact that the proper
rendering rules are available in CLDR (the Common Locale Data Repository),
maintained by the Unicode Consortium. Since vetted rules are available from a
common, well recognized source, they should be used whenever possible. In
this particular instance, the short month name is not localized (although the
short weekday name is), and the format for the date is not in any format deemed
acceptable locally. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=296575506-13042008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=296575506-13042008>There's also erroneous localization on the fixed left
hand column. Some of that is available in CLDR, and some could be addressed by
reordering the text, in order to avoid inflection that is common in many
languages, including Finnish.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=296575506-13042008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=296575506-13042008>I'd
expect that ISOC should try their best to support the cultural diversity of
internet users. The required expertise is widely
available. </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=296575506-13042008><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000
size=3> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=296575506-13042008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Sincerely,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoAutoSig>Erkki I. Kolehmainen</P>
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