linux-kernel - Re: VT console need rewrite

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Message-ID: <12794.1291053037@localhost>
Date:	Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:50:37 -0500
From:	Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu
To:	microcai@...oraproject.org
Cc:	Alexey Gladkov <gladkov.alexey@...il.com>,
	"Ted Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>, Lisa Milne <lisa@...net.com>,
	"jonsmirl@...il.com" <jonsmirl@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-console@...r.kernel.org,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Subject: Re: VT console need rewrite

On Mon, 29 Nov 2010 10:14:06 +0800, Microcai said:

> The thing is, you really should agree that, implementing UNICODE font in
> kernel isn't a bad idea.

Let us know when you have implemented support for bidirectional
scripts that require compositing or half-spacing characters.  Without
blowing out the 8K kernel stack.

Doing it *right* is important:

http://gizmodo.com/382026/a-cellphones-missing-dot-kills-two-people-puts-three-more-in-jail

Two dead, three in jail.  All because of broken font support.  That's a good
reason to not even try unless you can do it *right*.

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