From: Dean Snyder (dean.snyder@jhu.edu)
Date: Sat May 29 2004 - 10:52:07 CDT
Kenneth Whistler wrote at 5:41 PM on Friday, May 28, 2004:
>the question of
>what is a script distinction, what it comes down to in
>the Unicode Standard is that a script distinction is a
>distinct encoding of a script, neither more nor less.
Then you cannot, as many have, use the argument that you want to encode
Phoenician because it is a different script - that is circular reasoning
- it's a different script because it will be if encoded.
Respectfully,
Dean A. Snyder
Assistant Research Scholar
Manager, Digital Hammurabi Project
Computer Science Department
Whiting School of Engineering
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