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Issue #4 of i18nCore comments: http://www.w3.org/International/reviews/0606-its/ Section 6.7.1: The explanation of the language information data category should clarify that this only provides for rules to be expressed at a global level because it is assumed that it would be unnecessary locally. Locally users would be able to use xml:lang (which is defined by XML) or an attribute specific to the format in question (as in Example 33). The XML spec acts in a way like an ever present provider of certain global rules defining such things as xml:lang.
Action: working group to discuss and reply.
Discussed at http://www.w3.org/2006/07/31-i18nits-minutes.html#item04 . Resolution: Agreed to go back to i18n core with the proposals at http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-i18n-its/2006JulSep/0121.html and http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-i18n-its/2006JulSep/0162.html . We say that processing of xml:lang is not a normative requirement for an ITS implementation. This resolution should resolve the bugs 3468, 3469, 3480 and 3515.
Action: editors to make the change and Felix to go back to i18n core.
Wait: response sent. See http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-i18n-its/2006JulSep/0297.html .
Closed. Commenters satisfied see: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-i18n-its/2006JulSep/0362.html
Summary: The Working Group decided to accept the proposal and to clarify the role of xml:lang for the "language information" data category.