[Bug 217964] [NEW] apache2.conf missing many language encodings

[Chris Jones]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: apache2

Our apache2.conf has a few languages defined with AddLanguage, however,
it does not cover the full ISO-639-1 list of languages (e.g. Finnish -
fi - is missing).

According to RFC2616 (HTTP/1.1 specification, 1999), the content of the Accept-Language header is that of RFC1766 (Tags for the Identification of Languages, 1995), which refers to ISO-639 as a source of language codes, so it seems reasonable to list all of the codes.
As for 3 character codes, the specs are not clear. Although the W3C's FAQ[0] does suggest that a later RFC, 3066, should be given attention when dealing with this HTTP field, the older RFC1766 pre-dates ISO 639-2.

Whether or not 3 character codes should be included for languages with
no 2 character code, using the MultiViews feature on Dapper may produce
confusing/broken results. (Not yet tested on Hardy)

[0] - http://www.w3.org/International/questions/qa-accept-lang-locales

** Affects: apache2 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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apache2.conf missing many language encodings
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