Hi Wayne,
We are tracking this as a part of the future OS G11N projects, rest
assured this will be given all the attention it deserves
http://wikis.sun.com/display/g11n/OpenSolaris+i18n-l10n+project+ideas
See under 'input' category.
Regards,
Suresh
W. Wayne Liauh wrote:
> Hi Petr,
>
> Thanks for replying to my somewhat personally offensive comment. I know I
> have been a jerk on this matter and was definitely out of bound in my rather
> allergic reaction, but there is a reason and I think I owe those that I have
> offended an explanation.
>
> I was quite actively involved in the development of Corel Linux (about 10
> years ago). This was the first easily installable Linux distro that ever
> came out, and everyone was very excited. When I received my Corel Linux box,
> I was very excited, too, but I quickly realized that it did not have the
> Realtek driver. This was a big problem b/c at that time, this was the most
> popular NIC driver used by DIY computer enthusiasts (b/c of the price and the
> frequent sales promotions, etc.) I checked with our local Linux community
> and everyone else had the same problem.
>
> So I fired a couple of urgent emails to Corel's then CEO Dr. Michael Cowpland
> ("MC") and his chief Linux developer Ming Pun. They didn't think it was
> necessary to take actions--the reviews were so flattering and demands so
> high, so why spoil the party? But after a few months, most of the sold boxes
> were returned--a computer is of no use if you can't go to the internet. And
> we lost our best chance to challenge the Microsoft monopoly. Corel soon went
> into financial trouble and one of MC's top hands (who later became Corel's
> CEO) secretly negotiated an agreement for BG to acquire 25% of Corel's shares
> in convertible stocks, and the rest is history.
>
> After further investigations, I feel that the only locale that will be
> affected is the zh_TW locale (traditional Chinese). IIIM/SunPinYin works
> very well in the zh_CN environment. However, because of other problems (I
> will show them in a separate thread and file a brief bug report), I don't
> think we will be able to reach the general Taiwan market in this or the next
> release anyway. The zh_TW market is significant b/c Taiwan is still the
> headquarters of essentially all the PC manufacturers. I think this can be
> easily remedied by making a special LiveDVD. I am basically a politician and
> not a developer, and if you or your colleagues can help me put together a
> special distro for the zh_TW locale, it will be really great.
>
> That said, I still don't agree with most of your comments, but I believe
> that's moot now. :-)
>
> Thanks again.
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