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  • From: Peter Kirk <peter.r.kirk AT ntlworld.com>
  • To: Biblical Languages <biblical-languages AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Cc: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>, Hebrew Computing list <hebrewcomputing AT yahoogroups.com>
  • Subject: [b-hebrew] Re: [Biblical-languages] A threat to the integrity of the Hebrew language?
  • Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 06:48:17 -0700

On 19/07/2003 06:29, Peter_Constable AT sil.org wrote:

Dear all:

As author of the proposal document Peter Kirk has mentioned, I guess I should respond. Please note that I do not do so defensively; I have discussed this issue with Peter prior to his posting, and this is not a matter of personal attack for me. I am merely wanting to work with interested parties to obtain a solution to an existing problem so that Biblical Hebrew texts can adequately be represented in Unicode.

The proposal document was no more than that: a proposal; a position that gets expressed in writing and put out in public for discussion and consideration. There has been enough response expressing concern over dividing Biblical and Modern Hebrew data and implementations that this proposal has a very low likelihood of being pursued.

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To conclude, the supposed threat Peter Kirk mentioned is not very real, though his effort has been useful in gaining input from a wider group of users and implementers, and is certainly appreciated.


- 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


Thanks for the update, Peter. I have myself never wanted to portray this as an anti-Microsoft thing. I appreciate how much Microsoft has already done to make biblical Hebrew display well with its standard software, much better than with any other non-specialist software which I know.

I am certainly happy that the threat is not very real, that "this proposal has a very low likelihood of being pursued". But, if I understand correctly, it is still on the table and is being pursued by Microsoft - although even the other proposers who I have contacted seem to give it at best lukewarm support. And UTC members have asked me to gather more evidence. So I will collect together the responses I receive, and copy them to you, Peter, until I am assured that the proposal has been withdrawn or officially rejected.

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Peter Kirk
peter.r.kirk AT ntlworld.com
http://web.onetel.net.uk/~peterkirk/






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