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> It’s not about “what could be handy” but about what is needed to cover character encoding already in broad usage. I’m pretty unfamiliar with Unicode, and thi
by otras 5y ago
> It’s not about “what could be handy” but about what is needed to cover character encoding already in broad usage.
I’m pretty unfamiliar with Unicode, and this is interesting to read about. What’s your take on something like Linear A being included?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_A_(Unicode_block) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_A_(Unicode_block)
- wodenokoto 5y agoI believe unicodes mission is to include all characters expressable in all writing systems “in the real world”, and being a replacement for major text encoding is seen as part of accomplishing that mission.
- cryptonector 5y agoHaving obsolete scripts have codepoint assignments means that scholars can use Unicode for interchange. I think that's a win.