markup race

[arthide@magicvillage.de (Volker Hamann)]

To whom it may concern. 

HumanML: "The aim is to enhance the fidelity of human communication." 

Since i am an anthropologist who often handles html and some other
codes, i can imagine, your HumanML undertaking is meant as a
subversive joke. At least the use of 'race' in a draft from your
websites (see the relevant cut of code below) indicates, you want to
say that the in oasis involved US companies still record workers and
employees as black, red, white halfblood or quarterblood. Code lists
with values for jewish and half jewish? 

Scientifically, genetically, anthropologically, zoologically the idea
of different human races cannot be prooved. Read Luigi Luca
Cavalli-Sforza (Genetics, Stanford), to understand why humankind is
not divided into races. Humans are one race among the races of
hominides.

You may find opponents to this scientific teaching. However, a
language which aims to be as universal as possible, if i take your
motto above for better than Brave New World, should not be decorated
with race ideology, this way or that way. Better leave it out now
immediately.

The present realisation of the idea of HumanML also in deeper and more
complex philosophical aspects needs to be criticized from all possible
sides, to effect its design radically. 

Volker Hamann

  The height and weight types should be numbers but have to allow for
different measurement systems 
  </xhtml:p>

- <xhtml:p>
  <xhtml:strong>NOTE:</xhtml:strong> 
  The race, hair color, eyeColor, build attributes need code lists for
values 
  </xhtml:p>