From: Peter_Constable@sil.org
Date: Tue Aug 12 2003 - 14:46:02 EDT
ekeown@student.umass.edu wrote on 08/12/2003 01:07:46 PM:
> > It does not happen if an expert sticks her/his
> > head in the door momentarily, makes a few comments and then disappears.
>
> Well, yeah, I am an irresponsible fly-by-night.
>
> After all, so far I only spent 4 years and 3 months
> on the Hebrew character set...
> But I can see why you think my attitude stinks,
> I've accomplished so little in these years.
Your remark on which I was commenting was:
<quote>
During this short period, when I am on this list and receiving
the enormous volume of mail, I am stating things that I will not be
around much to state.
</quote>
I wasn't suggesting that you haven't been working on relevant issues, or
not doing useful work. I was commenting on the fact that you appear, by
your remarks, to be making a temporary appearance on this list. Development
of the Unicode Standard is a community affair, and if you want to have a
significant impact on the development of the Standard you need to be an
active and on-going member of the community, at least for the duration
needed to make the changes you care about, not just someone that pops into
town for brief appearances.
- Peter
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Peter Constable
Non-Roman Script Initiative, SIL International
7500 W. Camp Wisdom Rd., Dallas, TX 75236, USA
Tel: +1 972 708 7485
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