[Webcom] Re: [OSGeo] #166: Use of flags for languages in Drupal Portal

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#166: Use of flags for languages in Drupal Portal
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  Reporter:  warmerdam  |       Owner:  webcom at lists.osgeo.org
      Type:  task       |      Status:  new                   
  Priority:  normal     |   Component:  WebSite               
Resolution:             |    Keywords:                        
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Comment (by warmerdam):

 Hey everyone,
 Long time listener, first time caller....

 According to the W3C the use of flags is discourages:

 http://www.w3.org/TR/i18n-html-tech-lang/#ri20040808.173208643

 Wikipedia, for example,  uses the full language name in the language it
 represents.

 Josh

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