+> Looks good, but the need to modify the template and include a default
+> language in it is a bit problimatic, I think. --[[Joey]]
+
+>> --lang=XX could be a setup option, with a default value, then the template would be
+
+ <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="<TMPL_VAR LANG>" xml:lang="<TMPL_VAR LANG>">
+
+>>> Yes, that seems reasonable. I guess there's no problem with defaulting
+>>> to en if it can be overridden in the setup. --[[Joey]]
+
+>>>> Yes, english default makes sense. I guess we should use the `$config{lang}`,
+>>>> defined from the setup file or command-line options to define the default language
+>>>> (`$config{lang}` defaults to `en` which is fine) if the html pages, and override
+>>>> it from the `meta` directive.
+>>>> — [[NicolasLimare]]
+
+>>>>> ikiwiki already has a $config{locale}, which is a full locale (ie,
+>>>>> "en_US.UTF-8". This just needs to be parsed for the lang. --[[Joey]]
+