--- Magnus Manske <Magnus.Manske(a)epost.de> wrote:
I think
namespace and language should be
orthogonal. Unless we can unambigously discern
language codes and namespace names, a different
delmiter should be used. One could mandate
namespaces to have at least four letters, though.
I'd prefer to keep the : as delimiter for both. This
is, of course, only my opinion, based on the fact
that it would mean a major rewrite of some parts
of the software;)
I suggest we reserve two-letter namespaces for
interlinking to other language wikipedias. Thus, we
should stop anyone from creating a two-letter
namespace. Also, I suggest we use alpha-2 ISO 639
language codes (en, de, fr, etc.). ISO 639 alpha-2
codes can represent all the major modern languages.
(Of course, if someone wants to start up a Wikipedia
in some obscure language like Old Avestan, then you'd
need to use an ISO 639 alpha-3 code to represent it.
So maybe we should also reserve three letter
namespaces as well, for languages without alpha-2
codes.)
[snip]
Simon J Kissane
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