Re: A basic question on encoding Latin characters

From: Michael Everson (everson@indigo.ie)
Date: Wed Sep 29 1999 - 05:05:02 EDT


Ar 16:59 -0700 1999-09-28, scríobh peter_constable@sil.org:

> I have no argument with the bulk of your message. I'm not as
> confident, though, that on the pace we're on now every ethnic
> group with a written language will be solidly supported by any,
> let alone all, popular computer systems 10 or even 20 years
> from now.

The sine qua non is to get them supported by the Universal Character Set first.

--
Michael Everson * Everson Gunn Teoranta * http://www.indigo.ie/egt
15 Port Chaeimhghein Íochtarach; Baile Átha Cliath 2; Éire/Ireland
Guthán: +353 1 478 2597 ** Facsa: +353 1 478 2597 (by arrangement)
27 Páirc an Fhéithlinn;  Baile an Bhóthair;  Co. Átha Cliath; Éire



This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.2 : Tue Jul 10 2001 - 17:20:53 EDT