Re: ISO 10646 compliance and EU law

2004-12-27 Thread Antoine Leca
On Sunday, December 26th, 2004 5:54 a.m. (!) Philippe Verdy va escriure, entre altres: In the EU legislation, there are tons of references to languages, but much less about script systems; However, there is a well known case about them. In 1997, when it was about the building of the Euro

Re: ISO 10646 compliance and EU law

2004-12-27 Thread Antoine Leca
[ I am not subscribed to hebrew list, so I do not post there; feel free to relay if it is worth the value. I will not subscribe to this list just to post it, and since Elaine did not explain on which list she want the discussion to take place, I choose the list I am subscribed to. ] On Thursday,

Re: ISO 10646 compliance and EU law

2004-12-25 Thread Michael Everson
From: E. Keown A reliable friend told me that compliance with ISO 10646 is now part of the legal structure of the EU (European Union). A reliable friend would quote actual evidence. -- Michael Everson * * Everson Typography * * http://www.evertype.com

Re: ISO 10646 compliance and EU law

2004-12-25 Thread Christopher Fynn
Philippe Verdy wrote: If such a rule exists, it means that the only supported character *repertoire* is ISO10646. [etc. ] Like you said If - but no one has produced any evidence that such a rule exists in fact. merry xmas - chris

Re: ISO 10646 compliance and EU law

2004-12-25 Thread Philippe Verdy
From: Michael Everson [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: E. Keown A reliable friend told me that compliance with ISO 10646 is now part of the legal structure of the EU (European Union). A reliable friend would quote actual evidence. A more reliable source, with official documents related to European

Re: ISO 10646 compliance and EU law

2004-12-24 Thread Philippe Verdy
] Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2004 11:38 PM Subject: ISO 10646 compliance and EU law If you reply, please cc: me--I'm always 'on vacation' from all lists, and I only read them online. I'm looking for a URL for the info below. A reliable friend told me that compliance with ISO 10646 is now part

ISO 10646 compliance and EU law

2004-12-23 Thread E. Keown
Elaine Keown Vancouver, Canada Hello, If you reply, please cc: me--I'm always 'on vacation' from all lists, and I only read them online. I'm looking for a URL for the info below. A reliable friend told me that compliance with ISO 10646 is now part of the legal structure of

Re: ISO 10646 compliance and EU law

2004-12-23 Thread Doug Ewell
Elaine Keown k underscore isoetc at yahoo dot com wrote: A reliable friend told me that compliance with ISO 10646 is now part of the legal structure of the EU (European Union). He thought that it is illegal under certain circumstances to sell non-ISO 10646-compliant software in the EU.