From 3usa8SwgJBokv81.q1x1tznvy.p1zy1won0t11tyrt41725.p1z@groups.bounces.google.com Wed Apr 07 10:54:36 2010 Received: from mail-gy0-f189.google.com ([209.85.160.189]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from <3usa8SwgJBokv81.q1x1tznvy.p1zy1won0t11tyrt41725.p1z@groups.bounces.google.com>) id 1NzZSO-0000zL-3g for lojban-list-archive@lojban.org; Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:54:35 -0700 Received: by gyd5 with SMTP id 5sf629314gyd.16 for ; Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:54:21 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlegroups.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:x-beenthere:received:received:received :received:received-spf:received:mime-version:received:in-reply-to :references:date:received:message-id:subject:from:to :x-original-authentication-results:x-original-sender:reply-to :precedence:mailing-list:list-id:list-post:list-help:list-archive :x-thread-url:x-message-url:sender:list-subscribe:list-unsubscribe :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=llDR2rpdeDmHoggSyIzVX0gqf2CAJSJfLdiK+21Yrlo=; b=HV5DbzL9ALGwnnB/ZTim5kLEbVsSRE5AgXlxmqlH86A2oizO29AEASf8XfTA5WVqXe Snf148buAEA4vNd6c/DgCVpiRNseZuNCaLcebHoRhJWD1QQ4zzDwvbS9VMqxVMRgX0nc smvgxIfkKoaiIfceYw6HaVic+wYMkXtS/0q90= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlegroups.com; s=beta; h=x-beenthere:received-spf:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:x-original-authentication-results :x-original-sender:reply-to:precedence:mailing-list:list-id :list-post:list-help:list-archive:x-thread-url:x-message-url:sender :list-subscribe:list-unsubscribe:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; b=Id9e1o9smSQvZejjmVjsfVK95eoUGoSINVoSnnYOLKhS5hBPpxjYFZ6C0Y+Ir1KViZ m7emsp0zy9JhFDC+DXJIc7sU+rgjSE7UUK9QNHScmtY4jXP96sRPLBlRWwpj7N7pk5kT vcWHjvayr39OZWGbxtQUbkmuQo6CkPrKQx2Sw= Received: by 10.91.85.16 with SMTP id n16mr428253agl.32.1270662844551; Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:54:04 -0700 (PDT) X-BeenThere: lojban@googlegroups.com Received: by 10.223.66.18 with SMTP id l18ls1690075fai.1.p; Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:54:01 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.223.16.79 with SMTP id n15mr719581faa.26.1270662841747; Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:54:01 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.223.16.79 with SMTP id n15mr719579faa.26.1270662841676; Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:54:01 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail-fx0-f221.google.com (mail-fx0-f221.google.com [209.85.220.221]) by gmr-mx.google.com with ESMTP id 11si1173503fxm.10.2010.04.07.10.54.00; Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:54:00 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of ivo.doko@gmail.com designates 209.85.220.221 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.220.221; Received: by fxm21 with SMTP id 21so749715fxm.2 for ; Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:54:00 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.223.107.18 with HTTP; Wed, 7 Apr 2010 10:53:59 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 19:53:59 +0200 Received: by 10.223.35.12 with SMTP id n12mr9095519fad.35.1270662839813; Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:53:59 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Subject: Re: [lojban] Tangent the second: ASCII From: Ivo Doko To: lojban@googlegroups.com X-Original-Authentication-Results: gmr-mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of ivo.doko@gmail.com designates 209.85.220.221 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=ivo.doko@gmail.com; dkim=pass (test mode) header.i=@gmail.com X-Original-Sender: ivo.doko@gmail.com Reply-To: lojban@googlegroups.com Precedence: list Mailing-list: list lojban@googlegroups.com; contact lojban+owners@googlegroups.com List-ID: List-Post: , List-Help: , List-Archive: X-Thread-Url: http://groups.google.com/group/lojban/t/d319d5cadc183c24 X-Message-Url: http://groups.google.com/group/lojban/msg/da9a8dce0b0f7c1a Sender: lojban@googlegroups.com List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 7 April 2010 19:45, Christopher Doty wrote: > I'm wondering how closely tied people are to the idea that, if a > hypothetical thing happened where Lojban got, say, tone, it should stick > with ASCII-only characters? =A0I realize there was a good reason for this= in > the past, but I have trouble seeing a reasoning for it now. =A0Just wonde= ring > how people feel about that now that Unicode has become the standard? =A0A= SCII > is synonymous with "old-fashioned computing" to me, so just curious. > (I think there are advantages both staying with ASCII or going by Unicode= , > and am not advocating for a change or anything; just curious what people > think.) > Chris > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "lojban" group. > To post to this group, send email to lojban@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > lojban+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/lojban?hl=3Den. > Well in my humble opinion there's absolutely no downside in staying within ASCII *if it is feasible*. If, however, it isn't, then obviously the only way to go is Unicode. But as long as it's possible to stay within the albeit a bit tight confines of ASCII I don't see a reason for intentionally inventing things for the sole purpose of having to step outside it. --=20 You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "= lojban" group. To post to this group, send email to lojban@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to lojban+unsubscribe@googlegrou= ps.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/lojban= ?hl=3Den.