The Source of All Things Unicode. The data is all freely available
along with all the tech reports, etc. I still find it handy to have a
copy of the physical Unicode Standard book handy, though 'tis both a
weighty and pricey tome.
That will indeed clarify a lot of the terminology I've been slinging
around. (I may have been using some of it incorrectly myself - it
seems like every time I turn around there's a new layer of
abstraction. Abstract characters to Unicode scalar values to code
points to code units to bytes...)
Reading TR17 may also put you to sleep, but that's always a danger
with specs. :)
are the source of "truth".
But what is Truth? Is Truth unchanging law?
We both have truths - are mine the same as yours?
Hm. That would cast me in the role of Pilate, wouldn't it? May not
project the best image.
Whether the likes of Apple and Microbesoft
Now, now, no need for name-calling. Surely the connotations around
the unadulterated name "Microsoft" are sufficiently negative for your
taste? :)
abide by them is a matter worth discussing.
They abide by them to the degree that it makes sense for their
business. The general trend is toward standards compliance because
interoperability is key in the age of the Internet, so that degree is
increasing over time. But it's not like they just flip a switch and
everything suddenly works like it's "supposed to" with no backward
compatibility issues etc...
