[Mageia-discuss] IRC community channels - need a ruling from the board

[Marc Paré]

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>
> Using gb for the United Kingdom would possibly be politically
> dangerous, which is why UK websites are .co.uk .org.uk etc and
> not .co.gb .org.gb etc.
>
> The full name of our country is the "United Kingdom of Great Britain
> &  Northern Ireland" - using the GB code is offensive to people from
> Northern Ireland, because Northern Ireland is a valued part of the
> United Kingdom but is NOT part of Great Britain.
>
> As IRC is an internet service, I suggest we stay with UK for the
> United Kingdom (to match our websites) and Ukraine should be UA.
>

Hi Margot:

Fortunately for all concerned, the issues with ISO country codes had 
nothing to do politically, it was by agreement by all. Ireland has its 
own country code all of its own. ISO agreement are traditionally closely 
monitored by the UN membership states.

Marc