Unicode Common Locale Data Repository
Beta Phase Begins for Version 1.7

The Unicode Consortium is starting the beta phase for version 1.7 of the Unicode CLDR survey tool, which will be used to collect data for version 1.7 of the Unicode locales. The tool is at http://www.unicode.org/cldr/apps/survey.

This is a rolling beta; at this point the tool is read-only, but it will soon be available for testing data entry as well. The data entered will not be stored during the beta period, so that people are free to try out the tool without worrying that they will be changing data. We will send another notice when data entry becomes available, but would appreciate early testing on the read-only version.

The main change is that the foundations have been rewritten for performance. We are especially interested in seeing how the program behaves under load, since that had been a problem earlier. Because of that, we would ask that when people try out the program, to try to do so at 17:00-18:00 GMT (9:00-10:00 PT; 12:00-13:00 ET). This would allow us to see how it behaves when a number of people are using it at the same time. Please log-in when you try the program out (instead of using the Visitor mode).

If you have not used the survey tool before, and need an account, see http://www.unicode.org/cldr/survey_tool.html 

For more on Unicode locales (CLDR), including the schedule for version 1.7, see http://www.unicode.org/cldr/ 

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