[Indic-computing-devel] Re: X Test Suite failures in NCST IndiX

[Keyur S. <key...@ya...>]

Dear Koshy,

--- Joseph Koshy <jk...@Fr...> wrote:
>
> I'm just concerned that NCST IndiX in its current form is being touted
> as an "implementation of the X Window System Protocol" when it is not.

Nowhere on IndiX website we are claiming that IndiX is an "implementation
of the X Window System Protocol". Instead you'll find words like "Modified
X Window system".

> 
> This has been my concern from the very beginning.
> 
> The right thing would have been for NCST to say that IndiX is a
> "experimental and incompatible variation of the X Window System
> Protocol" and leave it to the end-user to decide whether they want
> indic rendering enough to bear with potential incompatibilities.

Let the users decide what is more convenient to them. What matters most to
users is end result. Most of the users are least concerned about protocol.
If they can get the things right for them, then they will be happy. If they
can run other applications without any problem then they do not have any
objection. They do not suffer with any incompatibilities that you are most
concerned with. Users get what they want. They have a desktop environment
with Indian language support; they have a terminal emulator program in
which they can see text mode commands/applications producing results in
Indian languages; and they have browsers which can properly render Indian
language characters. They can even take high quality printout on the paper.

Would you ever like to put a note on indic-computing website that "This
project is for discussing and developing standards which is not backed
directly by any industry or government"?

I am sorry if I am offending too much. But not putting irrelavent
information for the end users does not mean that we are touting it as
"Implementation of standard X Window system". On the website we have
explained, in brief, about what has been modified. Source is anyway open
and people can examine it for what has been changed and what has not. If
they don't want to take that pain, then we are sitting here to answer all
their queries. I give you an assurance that you won't find anybody
complaining about not receiving any reply of the mail sent to me or anyone
in the IndiX development team.

And I do not believe in "I have to have say something and mine should be
the last word". So I'll not reply any further on this topic on this mailing
list. However off-the-list discussion/suggestion is very welcome. Finally,
for your concern, I'll put all the clarifications on our newly designed
website at sourceforge. So don't worry, be happy :-)

Regards,
Keyur


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