Patrick Stickler wrote:
> <snip/>
> I just can't myself stomach the idea of repeating the
> official RFC1766 label for each language in every place
> it is referenced, just to be sure that e.g. some GUI
> is going to have the information it needs for a human.
>
> One should simply be able to define the like of
>
> <dc:subject rdf:parseType="Resource">
> <rdf:value>information architecture</rdf:value>
> <dc:language rdf:resource="urn:ietf:rfc:1766#en-GB"/>
> </dc:subject>
>
> and then elsewhere (possibly an RDF schema from the IETF ;-)
>
> <rdf:Description rdf:about="urn:ietf:rfc:1766#en-GB">
> <rdfs:label>English (United Kingdom)</rdfs:label>
> <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1766.txt"/>
> </rdf:Description>
>
> etc.
>
> Simple. Concise. Definitely better. Eh?
Yes, absolutely!
> Would this be something that the DCMI could officially
> address to IETF, ISO, etc?
It would be valuable! But, in the meantime .... ;-)
Best regards,
Stefan
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