Peter T. Daniels wrote:

> Well, that certainly says something about the Unicode gang: use what's
> convenient instead of what's right. I gather that's been the approach to
> the whole project!

Yes indeed. Unicode is focused on practical concerns; it's a
"scruffy" project in every way.

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