[smc-discuss] [Bug 1013183] Samvruthokaram ligature is wrong

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--- Comment #4 from Shriramana Sharma <samjnaa at gmail.com> ---
Yes the commit by Rahul is dated Thu Feb 28 12:55:10 2008. So far nobody has
complained probably because nobody writes Samvruthokaram nowadays. Cibu and I
were specifically discussing updates to the Unicode chapter on Malayalam
discussing Samvruthokaram and because of that we have come across this problem.

However, I do not understand on what basis you people considered it appropriate
to introduce a new glyph in the font. Lohit fonts (which are used as system
display fonts for Indic in most modern distros) are not the correct forum to
bring about script reform or to invent new glyphs as part of a script. 

Malayalis are free to reform their script (like they did with the "putiya lipi"
by breaking down the VS-U etc) but Malayalis are not the only people using the
Malayalam script. Anyone can be interested in the Malayalam language and script
and hence want to use it for whatever legitimate purpose. In this case, the
academically accepted and attested form of the script is the only standard
script to adhere to by all those concerned.

The Lohit fonts which are for common Malayalam use for all people should
reflect the script *as it is attested*. People who are not aware of and have
not agreed to the private agreement of a few people in such a meeting will
certainly not recognize such a ligature. 

Since this is clearly NOT part of the commonly accepted and attested
orthography of Malayalam, I would have to insist on the removal of this
ligature which is unknown to anyone other than those who who attended that
meeting, unaccepted by academic communities and undocumented in Unicode or any
other academic sources. People who by private agreement wish to use their newly
invented ligature can always have their forked version of Lohit Malayalam.

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