Michael Everson wrote:
> At 16:58 +0200 2002-07-05, Marco Cimarosti wrote:
> >Michael Everson wrote:
> >> Then your average Internet user should bloody well learn how
> >> to use a computer.
> >
> >Being able to use a computer does not teach you how to
> install a font which
> >doesn't exist, or which you cannot afford.
>
> Your point?
Many people know how to install a font on their computer, but they simply
have no font to install. Or no computer where to install it: you cannot
install your fonts in an Internet caf�.
One cannot condemn things like web fonts when there is no better solution
available. It's like asking people not to eat food because it can transmit
cholera -- how's cholera worse than starvation?
And I am not convinced that a better solution is behind the corner: I've
been reading this mailing list for years now, and the same problems keep
popping up all the time.
One more FAQ will not fix the problem: Unicode is not yet a reality in India
because current implementation strategies are too expensive and complicated
for that market. IMHO.
Therefore, I don't consider pointless or off-topic discussing ways to make
Unicode implementation simpler (as far as it remains Unicode, of course).
_ Marco
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