Re: [apps-discuss] font/*

Julian Reschke <julian.reschke@gmx.de> Thu, 10 November 2011 08:11 UTC

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On 2011-11-10 07:55, "Martin J. Dürst" wrote:
> I think it may be too early to discuss procedural points, but we are
> speaking about one, potentially two, drafts, both of which quite short.
> In the old days, AD-sponsored individual submission(s) would have been
> best. Now, we might need to move it through the Apps WG.
>
> Trying to do anything like a BOF or a WG seems complete overkill. There
> are many people involved in fonts (in particular Web fonts). But I can't
> imagine them shell out the money just to come to an IETF meeting for
> getting a few types registered.
>
> This is not about a spec for a new protocol or format. The formats
> exist, some of them for more than 10 years, some of them more recent.
> It's just about giving them labels.
>
> Regards, Martin.

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Best regards, Julian