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The Common XML Locale Repository is a step towards solving problems such as collation and date/time formatting that may be incorrect or inconsistent between systems.
The Common XML Locale Repository Group and project objectives

OpenI18N, formerly known as "Li18nux", is a workgroup of the Free Standards Group. It is a volunteer organization, which develops free and open standards for internationalization. The Linux Application Development Environment, or LADE, subgroup is responsible for issues regarding API support or base level application environment requirements. The Common XML Locale Repository project, in turn, is sponsored by the LADE subgroup.

Objectives
The goals of this project are to:

  1. Produce a common format for the encoding and interchange of locale data, as an XML locale markup language specification.
  2. Collect locale data from a variety of platforms.
  3. Make a repository of such data available for download by the public.
  4. Implement a process whereby data is determined to be valid, and labeled in the repository as such.
  5. Provide enablement for Web Services as defined by the W3C Web Services task force. Allow web services to have consistent locale information regardless of underlying platform, operating system, or software version. Provide a way to access locale data that a client-specified platform would expect (for example, a server requesting Windows data for a locale).


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