Re: Chicken-and-egging a big patch
Hi, I am also interested in seeing support for complex scripts implemented in FOP, although I am a bit doubtful that any change can be made to the layout engine in its current state. I’ll try to support Simon in that task. I have some knowledge of font formats. Thanks, Vincent Simon Pepping wrote: > Benson, > > I am very interested in FOP acquiring good capabilities in the area of > complex scripts and fonts. It is clear that FOP's current development > team does not have any expertise in this area, and therefore I am also > very interested in FOP getting better support for this area in its > user community, in the form of contributions of code, tests, > sponsoring etc. > > I am very happy that your company Basis has been and is willing to > sponsor this development. FOP is definitely in need of corporate > support. > > Therefore I will do whatever I can to make this a success. I have only > little expertise in foreign scripts, in Tamil, which I can read a bit > and of which I understand its organizational principles. But I have no > expertise in Arabic. I do not have much time for FOP, but perhaps that > can change. I am not sure I will understand Glen's work sufficiently; > especially I have little knowledge about font organization and OT > capabilities; but I want to contribute to its review as much as > possible. > > Note that I will read my email only intermittently until 11 August. > > Simon > > On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 09:35:18AM -0400, Benson Margulies wrote: >> Dear FOP dev, >> >> Some of you might recall that, some months back, I sent some email >> into this list looking for a FOP contributor who was interested in >> being paid by us (Basis Technology) to take on some of the issues >> related to complex scripts and fonts. >> >> As it happened, none of the committers had the necessary combination >> of time and interest. However, Glen Adams, an old hand in this >> technology area and a someone we at Basis have known for a long time, >> was available. >> >> So now he has, in effect, a private branch of the code base that >> addresses these issues, and he has been, as I understand it, in >> correspondence with this group. >> >> Basis remains very enthusiastic about seeing FOP become capable in the >> areas addressed by Glenn's patch, and so we are, still, more than >> willing to do any reasonable thing to advance this process. >> >> When we need here is one or more committers with necessary time to >> review, critique, and iterate until this functionality can be >> committed. As before, we are more than willing to pay consulting rates >> if that would facilitate this. >> >> Basis is a sponsor of the foundation, and I'm a member, and we see >> this as just another way in which we as a company can contribute to >> the work of the ASF in an area where we have a particularly acute >> interest. >
Re: Chicken-and-egging a big patch
Benson, I am very interested in FOP acquiring good capabilities in the area of complex scripts and fonts. It is clear that FOP's current development team does not have any expertise in this area, and therefore I am also very interested in FOP getting better support for this area in its user community, in the form of contributions of code, tests, sponsoring etc. I am very happy that your company Basis has been and is willing to sponsor this development. FOP is definitely in need of corporate support. Therefore I will do whatever I can to make this a success. I have only little expertise in foreign scripts, in Tamil, which I can read a bit and of which I understand its organizational principles. But I have no expertise in Arabic. I do not have much time for FOP, but perhaps that can change. I am not sure I will understand Glen's work sufficiently; especially I have little knowledge about font organization and OT capabilities; but I want to contribute to its review as much as possible. Note that I will read my email only intermittently until 11 August. Simon On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 09:35:18AM -0400, Benson Margulies wrote: > Dear FOP dev, > > Some of you might recall that, some months back, I sent some email > into this list looking for a FOP contributor who was interested in > being paid by us (Basis Technology) to take on some of the issues > related to complex scripts and fonts. > > As it happened, none of the committers had the necessary combination > of time and interest. However, Glen Adams, an old hand in this > technology area and a someone we at Basis have known for a long time, > was available. > > So now he has, in effect, a private branch of the code base that > addresses these issues, and he has been, as I understand it, in > correspondence with this group. > > Basis remains very enthusiastic about seeing FOP become capable in the > areas addressed by Glenn's patch, and so we are, still, more than > willing to do any reasonable thing to advance this process. > > When we need here is one or more committers with necessary time to > review, critique, and iterate until this functionality can be > committed. As before, we are more than willing to pay consulting rates > if that would facilitate this. > > Basis is a sponsor of the foundation, and I'm a member, and we see > this as just another way in which we as a company can contribute to > the work of the ASF in an area where we have a particularly acute > interest. -- Simon Pepping home page: http://www.leverkruid.eu
Chicken-and-egging a big patch
Dear FOP dev, Some of you might recall that, some months back, I sent some email into this list looking for a FOP contributor who was interested in being paid by us (Basis Technology) to take on some of the issues related to complex scripts and fonts. As it happened, none of the committers had the necessary combination of time and interest. However, Glen Adams, an old hand in this technology area and a someone we at Basis have known for a long time, was available. So now he has, in effect, a private branch of the code base that addresses these issues, and he has been, as I understand it, in correspondence with this group. Basis remains very enthusiastic about seeing FOP become capable in the areas addressed by Glenn's patch, and so we are, still, more than willing to do any reasonable thing to advance this process. When we need here is one or more committers with necessary time to review, critique, and iterate until this functionality can be committed. As before, we are more than willing to pay consulting rates if that would facilitate this. Basis is a sponsor of the foundation, and I'm a member, and we see this as just another way in which we as a company can contribute to the work of the ASF in an area where we have a particularly acute interest. Thanks for your consideration, Benson Margulies
