Re: Unicode 10 support and maintenance takeover

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Thanks Behnam.  Yes, please redirect the fribidi.org domain.  I don't even
remember where that page is currently hosted!

On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 8:02 PM, Behnam Esfahbod <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi there,
>
>
>
>> After long discussions with Behdad behind the scenes, he has asked me to
>>> take over the maintainer task of fribidi, which I have agreed to do. Le=
t me
>>> first of all thank Behdad for bringing fribidi to what it is today! I
>>> started the fribidi project back in 1999 as a proof of concept and hopi=
ng
>>> it would help in proliferating BiDi support in free software. Soon Behd=
ad
>>> took over the maintenance and with his perseverance over the years as a
>>> maintainer have helped fulfilling this goal way beyond what I had hoped
>>> for. Thanks again!
>>>
>>
> Glad to hear you're back and going to lead this work, Dov!
>
>
> Re API, I highly recommend that you DON'T break the API, and DON'T rename
>> the library.  Ie. your second option.
>>
>
> Same here. Would be great to keep it backwards-compatible to ease the
> transition, specially for the bindings.
>
>
> We can possibly gather Behnam's Python binding in that org as well.
>>
>
> These are two of the binding that I can move to the new org:
>
> * https://github.com/behnam/python-fribidi
> * https://github.com/behnam/pecl-fribidi (mirror from php.net)
>
>
> I'm writing a perf measuring and conformance testing tool for various bid=
i
> implementations (FriBidi, ICU, Rust/UNIC) which can also move to this rep=
o
> when public.
>
>
> Also, another matter that we can finally address now is the project
> website. Right now there are many old docs and readme pages out there,
> linking to non-GitHub places as homepage and for bug tracking. If the pla=
n
> is to move everything to GH, would be great to set up fribidi.github.io
> as the homepage, and redirect other pages, specially the fribidi.org
> domain to the GH page. I'll be happy to do help with parts that need acce=
ss
> to the servers.
>
>
> Cheers,
> -Behnam
>
>
>
> --
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks Behnam.=C2=A0 Yes, please redirect the <a href=3D"h=
ttp://fribidi.org">fribidi.org</a> domain.=C2=A0 I don&#39;t even remember =
where that page is currently hosted!<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><b=
r><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 8:02 PM, Behnam Esfahbo=
d <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank=
">[email protected]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote=
" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><=
div dir=3D"ltr">Hi there,<span class=3D""><div><br></div><div>=C2=A0<br></d=
iv><div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex=
;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class=3D"gma=
il_extra"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" styl=
e=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);paddin=
g-left:1ex"><div class=3D"m_1284833700979088439gmail-h5"><div dir=3D"ltr"><=
div style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></div><div style=3D"fo=
nt-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">After long discussions with Behdad be=
hind the scenes, he has asked me to take over the maintainer task of fribid=
i, which I have agreed to do. Let me first of all thank Behdad for bringing=
 fribidi to what it is today! I started the fribidi project back in 1999 as=
 a proof of concept and hoping it would help in proliferating BiDi support =
in free software. Soon Behdad took over the maintenance and with his persev=
erance over the years as a maintainer have helped fulfilling this goal way =
beyond what I had hoped for. Thanks again!</div></div></div></blockquote></=
div></div></blockquote><div><br></div></div></span><div>Glad to hear you&#3=
9;re back and going to lead this work, Dov!</div><div><span class=3D""><div=
><br class=3D"m_1284833700979088439gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><br></d=
iv><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;bord=
er-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>=
<div></div></div>Re API, I highly recommend that you DON&#39;T break the AP=
I, and DON&#39;T rename the library.=C2=A0 Ie. your second option.<br></div=
></blockquote><div><br></div></span><div>Same here. Would be great to keep =
it backwards-compatible to ease the transition, specially for the bindings.=
</div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div c=
lass=3D"gmail_quote"><span class=3D""><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" sty=
le=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);paddi=
ng-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div><div><div>We can possibly gather Be=
hnam&#39;s Python binding in that org as well.<br></div></div></div></div><=
/div></blockquote><div><br></div></span><div>These are two of the binding t=
hat I can move to the new org:<br></div><div><br></div><div>*=C2=A0<a href=
=3D"https://github.com/behnam/python-fribidi" target=3D"_blank">https://git=
hub.com/behnam/<wbr>python-fribidi</a></div><div>*=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://=
github.com/behnam/pecl-fribidi" target=3D"_blank">https://github.com/behnam=
/<wbr>pecl-fribidi</a> (mirror from <a href=3D"http://php.net" target=3D"_b=
lank">php.net</a>)</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I&#39;m writing =
a perf=C2=A0measuring=C2=A0and conformance testing tool for various bidi im=
plementations (FriBidi, ICU, Rust/UNIC) which can also move to this repo wh=
en public.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Also, another matter tha=
t we can finally address now is the project website. Right now there are ma=
ny old docs and readme pages out there, linking to non-GitHub places as hom=
epage and for bug tracking. If the plan is to move everything to GH, would =
be great to set up=C2=A0<a href=3D"http://fribidi.github.io" target=3D"_bla=
nk">fribidi.github.io</a> as the homepage, and redirect other pages, specia=
lly the <a href=3D"http://fribidi.org" target=3D"_blank">fribidi.org</a> do=
main to the GH page. I&#39;ll be happy to do help with parts that need acce=
ss to the servers.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><di=
v>-Behnam</div><div><br></div></div><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br=
><div class=3D"m_1284833700979088439gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><span=
 class=3D"">Behnam Esfahbod |=C2=A0=D8=A8=D9=87=D9=86=D8=A7=D9=85 =D8=A7=D8=
=B3=D9=81=D9=87=D8=A8=D8=AF<br><a href=3D"http://behnam.es/" target=3D"_bla=
nk">http://behnam.es/</a></span><div><div>GPG-FP: 3E7F B4B6 6F4C A8AB 9BB9 =
7520 5701 CA40 259E 0F8B<br></div></div><div><br></div></div></div>
</div></div>
</blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br><div class=3D"gmail_sig=
nature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature">behdad<br><a href=3D"http://behd=
ad.org/" target=3D"_blank">http://behdad.org/</a></div>
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