Re: Re: Is it true that Unicode is insufficient for Oriental languages?

From: David Starner (dvdeug@ispwest.com)
Date: Thu May 22 2003 - 20:24:59 EDT

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    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Philippe Verdy
    Sent: 5/22/2003 2:00:22 PM
    To: mjabbar@bangla.net
    Cc: unicode@unicode.org
    Subject: Re: Is it true that Unicode is insufficient for Oriental languages?

    > From: <mjabbar@bangla.net>
    > > Even the experts are very reluctant to listen to the people who uses the
    > > language.

    Encoding a complex language is a complex and not widely studied process. It
    sometimes happens that those who use the language don't understand the encoding
    process well enough to make proposals, or even understand if what's there is
    correct.
     
    > The case of independant groups of users (for example Klingon supporters, or searchers studying an archaic or minor language which only interests a poor country without public support from national librarians) is difficult here:

    In practice, Michael Everson and several other people have been very diligent
    about getting these minor languages encoded. Klingon supporters is just a red
    herring here; there is no one in the world using the Klingon script to send
    information.



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