From lojban-out@lojban.org Thu Jul 06 18:01:44 2006 Return-Path: X-Sender: lojban-out@lojban.org X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (qmail 53261 invoked from network); 7 Jul 2006 00:56:37 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.67.35) by m39.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 7 Jul 2006 00:56:37 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO chain.digitalkingdom.org) (64.81.49.134) by mta9.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 7 Jul 2006 00:56:37 -0000 Received: from lojban-out by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1Fyee3-0002DT-KJ for lojban@yahoogroups.com; Thu, 06 Jul 2006 17:56:35 -0700 Received: from chain.digitalkingdom.org ([64.81.49.134]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1FyedV-0002CJ-DN; Thu, 06 Jul 2006 17:56:02 -0700 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Thu, 06 Jul 2006 17:55:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1Fyed5-0002By-02 for lojban-list-real@lojban.org; Thu, 06 Jul 2006 17:55:35 -0700 Received: from web81314.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([68.142.199.40]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with smtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1Fyed2-0002Bn-GF for lojban-list@lojban.org; Thu, 06 Jul 2006 17:55:34 -0700 Received: (qmail 3247 invoked by uid 60001); 7 Jul 2006 00:55:27 -0000 Message-ID: <20060707005527.3245.qmail@web81314.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Received: from [70.237.228.212] by web81314.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Thu, 06 Jul 2006 17:55:27 PDT Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2006 17:55:27 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <925d17560607061651p19623e56x7c188368533f9c48@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Score: -0.7 (/) X-archive-position: 11947 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: clifford-j@sbcglobal.net X-list: lojban-list X-Spam-Score: -0.7 (/) To: lojban@yahoogroups.com X-Originating-IP: 64.81.49.134 X-eGroups-Msg-Info: 1:0:0:0 X-eGroups-From: John E Clifford From: John E Clifford Reply-To: clifford-j@sbcglobal.net Subject: [lojban] Re: Alphabet proposal one. X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=116389790; y=pHvdnJ_eXXmfmtIjX-91qoKhLBQk2-9eyVKb6VBvxDwnLQKAlw X-Yahoo-Profile: lojban_out X-Yahoo-Message-Num: 26372 --- Jorge Llamb�as wrote: > On 7/6/06, Hugh O'Byrne wrote: > > > > I propose that the LLG give that community an official recommendation. > > The LLG has deferred matters concerning language design to the BPFK, > which is already some three years late and counting in the fullfillment of > its mission, so don't hold your breath for an official answer. > > As a personal, unofficial recommendation I would say use whichever > alphabet you prefer. If your goal is to have as many people as > possible read your Lojban, I recommend you use the Latin alphabet. > If your goal is to promote the use of some other alphabet, then I > recommend you use that other one. > > If the CLL or the BPFK ever come to treat the question, my vote will > be for it not to declare any alphabet official, since I don't really see > the point of having an official alphabet. > > mu'o mi'e xorxes Nicely put. But for those of us with more time than wit, the long-term theoretical question is intersting and I don;t think will waste too much list space. Notice, by the way, that since virtually all of Lojban exists primary as ASCII files or the like, the fabled reprinting problem reduces to simply introducing a new font for the old alphabet. Ain't modren science wunnerful? [sic thoughout] To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to lojban-list-request@lojban.org with the subject unsubscribe, or go to http://www.lojban.org/lsg2/, or if you're really stuck, send mail to secretary@lojban.org for help.