For all I know, it is only a de facto matter.

Amir E. Aharoni <[email protected]> schrieb am So., 14. Apr.
2019, 18:49:

> I'm not talking a missing font, even though this would be a problem, too.
> I'm talking about scripts that aren't encoded at all, for example the
> Zaghawa alphabet.
>
> And I understand, of course, that it's technically problematic. What I'm
> asking is whether there's an explicit written Language committee policy
> about it, or is it just a de facto practical matter.
>
> בתאריך יום א׳, 14 באפר׳ 2019, 19:41, מאת Gerard Meijssen ‏<
> [email protected]>:
>
>> Hoi,
>> In the past the WMF has funded the creation of a Unicode font. Having a
>> Unicode font is essential when we are to support it in MediaWiki. Not
>> having a fully developed font is what hinders the necessary follow up of
>> projects in SignWriting ie all the signed languages.
>>
>> I do agree that a language with a default script not supported in Unicode
>> is hugely problematic.
>> Thanks,
>>       GerardM
>>
>> On Sun, 14 Apr 2019 at 18:36, Amir E. Aharoni <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I have a vague recollection that we require Unicode support to create a
>>> new language, but I cannot find it in the policy. Do we indeed require this
>>> explicitly, or am I just making things up?
>>>
>>> Or is it just a de facto practicality—that it's technically difficult to
>>> host a language in a script that isn't supposed in Unicode?
>>>
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