Peter Kirk wrote at 2:51 PM on Wednesday, May 26, 2004: >On 26/05/2004 13:54, Michael Everson wrote: >> ... >> We have heard your arguments. We have weighed them. Unification has >> lost. I believe that it is a foregone conclusion that Phoenician will >> be sent for ballot, though of course the UTC and WG2 could decide >> otherwise. >> >> As far as I'm concerned, that's about the end of the discussion. > >Bold words, Michael. I'm sure Custer encouraged his troops, and tried to >frighten his enemies, with such assurances of victory before his last >stand. But let's see who really wins this one. :-) > >Before you get wiped out, you have one last chance to negotiate. Dean >and I are both looking for a compromise. Will you meet us half way, and >accept a mediating position like interleaved collation? > >Or will you insist on fighting this out for death or glory? :-)
Let me make something clear to everyone. I have had no private discussions with Peter Kirk or anyone else about the topics under discussion in these threads. Actually, I do recall that Ken Whistler emailed me privately, cc'ing Michael Everson, and we have discussed some personal things. I can assure you there is no plotting happening there ;-) I definitely do not subscribe to Peter's characterization of what is going on here. I do not view this as a battle, and even if I did I most definitely would not gloat over any actual or perceived victories. I view this as an intellectual and engineering challenge that cries for a good solution. I am not "looking for a compromise"; I am aiming for realistic excellence, for a wise decision that is the best for all concerned, and hoping that such a decision is made - whatever it is. Right now, given what I know, I think unification is the lesser of two "evils". But, as I said when I emailed Ken recently and suggested that everybody should lighten up, "It's not the end of the world if Phoenician is not encoded; it's not the end of the world if it is." Though I agree with what Peter says sometimes, oftentimes I don't; I suspect he feels the same about me. But I have no idea what prompted these remarks of his here, and would like to disassociate myself from them. Respectfully, Dean A. Snyder Assistant Research Scholar Manager, Digital Hammurabi Project Computer Science Department Whiting School of Engineering 218C New Engineering Building 3400 North Charles Street Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland, USA 21218 office: 410 516-6850 cell: 717 817-4897 www.jhu.edu/digitalhammurabi
