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+It is currently an open question where the format og locales in @@ -83,25 +91,41 @@ -
To make it easier to compare locales with each other, I - recommend using the same order in all locales. Any order will - do, so I picked a order used in several locales, and decided to - recommend this order:
- -Getting locale fixes past the glibc maintainers is still a + kind of black art to me. This is my first try to document + what I believe is needed to get the glibc maintainers to + accept a change.
+ +Register the change request in bugzilla, to make sure the + request is not forgotten, and that all relevant info is + collected in one place.
+ +It is always good to involve the original locale author when + submitting a change request. Getting the original author to + agree to the change increases the chance that the glibc + maintainers will accept it. It is also an idea to involve the + contributors to the locale. This is why I maintain a list of + authors and contributors for each locale. The people listed + there should be emailed as well, and asked for comments. If + the contributors agree as well, the change is less likely to + be controversial, and more likely to be accepted by the glibc + maintainers.
+ +Give references to official standards and specifications + documenting the correct locale behavoiur. URLs are fine. If + such references are impossible to find, official-looking pages + might have the same effect. Another idea is to show + locale-specific use of dates and other formatting on + country-official web pages and other publications.
+ +If all of these are present, the change is likely to be + accepted by the glibc maintainer. If some of them are missing + (like the author is unavailable, no standard and + specifications exist, and it is hard to document the correct + format, I do not know how to get the change past the glibc + maintainers.
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