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There are also standard abbreviations for months and days which we should use in the Wikipedia. An NSAI technical subcommittee has submitted these to the Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR) Project -- which means that Windows, Linux, Mac OS, Solaris, and the rest of the world's operating systems will be using those abbreviations. Would you like me to help with revising the templates? [[Úsáideoir:Evertype|Evertype]] 08:00, 19 Lúnasa 2005 (UTC)
:No, I'll just leave you to it, Evertype. I see you've gone ahead anyway.
:I don't really see the relevance of computer operating systems to the front-end appearance of our encyclopedia, although one or two others clearly do. Some articles are rapidly disappearing up their own nest of interlocking templates: the techies are taking over, I fear...
:As for the legal situation (another red herring, in my view), no need to call the guards out just yet. But if you think it matters that much, I already pointed out to you that Ireland adopted EuroNorm EN 28601 (incorporating international standard ISO-8601, which states ''inter alia''
:''that the first day (day number 1) of a week is Monday and that the first week in a year (week number 1) is the week that includes the first Thursday in January''
:And as I'm sure you know, 1993 Euro Law trumps 1937 Irish Law.
:Your faith in the mighty powers of the NSAI is amazing, E. They themselves only claim that:
:''NSAI facilitates the development of voluntary standard documents which manufacturers or service providers may use as an aid to meeting safety or customer requirements.
:''Voluntary'' and ''may'', you notice. "No, no," cries Evertype, "they are the masters - they shall overrule!"
:''Windows, Linux, Mac OS, Solaris, and the rest of the world's operating systems will be using those abbreviations''
:So it's Croppy Lie Down, is it? No, I'd rather be off, go raibh maith agat. There's plenty for me to be doing in the other-language Wikipedias. Good job I've got some wings...
:Bye, everybody, and thanks for all the ''fios''. -- [[Úsáideoir:Picapica|Picapica]] 21:13, 23 Lúnasa 2005 (UTC)
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