On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 2:48 PM, Asmus Freytag <[email protected]> wrote:
The Unicode Consortium is the publisher of The Unicode Standard as well as several other technical standards. So Unicode Consortium publishes standards for fonts ? The Unicode Standrad is for fonts that are used in different countries ? > On 5/31/2010 2:12 PM, V. M. Kumaraswamy wrote: > >> Hello all, >> Just a clarification an UNICODE. >> Is UNICODE a STANDRAD >> > Yes, Unicode (The Unicode Standard), is indeed a standard. > > And no, the use of ALL CAPS is discouraged. The > proper spelling is "Unicode". > > that needs to be followed by all COUNTRIES ? >> > there's no requirement for anyone to be conformant > to the Unicode Standard. However, if you decide to > claim conformance, there are specific requirements that > you must meet, and they are defined in the Standard. > > Is UNICODE a CONSORTIUM to make certain >> guidlines that needs to be followed for CERTAIN CHARCTERISTICS ? >> > Yes, Unicode (The Unicode Consortium) is indeed a consortium. > If you just use "Unicode" as a shorthand, you need to rely on the > context of your communication to allow readers to understand > whether you mean the Standard or the Consortium. > > The Unicode Consortium is the publisher of The Unicode > Standard as well as several other technical standards. > > As with the Unicode Standard, there is no requirement > that you support these standards. But if you decide to > claim conformance to any of them, there are specific > requirements that you must meet. > > Hope this makes the situation more clear. > A./ > > This si just to some input from all of you. >> Thanks >> Sincerely >> V. M. Kumaraswamy >> > >
