Re: Unicode data removal from descr-text.el

[Kenichi Handa]

In article <address@hidden>, Dave Love <address@hidden> writes:
> The code that I added to descr-txt.el to report Unicode properties has
> been commented out, saying:

>   ;;; We cannot use the UnicodeData.txt file as such; it is not free.

> I don't understand this.  I need to use that file to work on Unicode
> support, which was why I added the code, and code to interface with
> non-free programs hasn't been removed.  However, I don't understand
> why that file is considered non-free anyhow.  It is freely
> distributable according to the notice at
> <URL:http://www.unicode.org/Public/UNIDATA/UCD.html#UCD_Terms> and
> modifying it isn't relevant (useful), since it documents a standard.
> It's like RFCs, for instance.

Please visit this page:
    http://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2003-05/threads.html
and see mails in the thread:
    describe-char and unicode data, 

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Ken'ichi HANDA
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