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Subject: Re: (seq 1416) Re: Japanese Profile 
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Date: Thu, 06 Dec 90 12:20:47 MST
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From: Pam Miller <pfm@hpfclj.fc.hp.com>
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Erik,


> Perhaps it would be better to take "era" out of the general LC_COLLATE
> rules, and add a hook to the rules for defining locale-specific rules.
> I can hear all of you saying "But how can you internationalize
> programs then?" Well, I think that it is likely that only Japanese
> programs will use %E and %o (for the era year), so in some sense,
> these programs would be localized rather than internationalized.

There are other locale's that use "era". I believe both Korea and Taiwan
have the concept of era's.

If the proposal is not adequate to address the era requirements, then I
believe we should extend it, not remove it.

Pam Miller
Hewlett Packard
pfm@hpfclj.hp.com