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script for major languages is well documented, its use for some minority<br />

languages is not consistently documented or well understood, and that use<br />

continues to evolve and change.<br />

SIL is investigating the possibility of an extended Cyrillic documentation project<br />

that would bring together information from a wide variety of sources to catalog<br />

and describe the use of Cyrillic script by all languages that use it. We believe that<br />

ScriptSource can be a resource to facilitate that global discussion, and would like<br />

to see all interested parties included in the process. Please contact us if you feel<br />

this would be a useful project or if you would like to be involved.<br />

Comprehensive font development work is already underway. We acknowledge<br />

and appreciate the work of the font foundry, ParaType, in developing and<br />

releasing the PTSans and PTSerif fonts. These free/libre fonts are designed<br />

to support minority-language use of Cyrillic and Latin scripts in the Russian<br />

Federation. This development represents a strong partnership between<br />

government, non-government and commercial organizations to benefit the<br />

minority language communities. The fonts are licensed for the widest possible<br />

sharing and use. SIL also supports a wide range of extended Cyrillic characters<br />

with the Gentium, Charis, Doulos, and now Andika free/libre fonts. We intend<br />

to improve and broaden that support as more information becomes available.<br />

Beyond font development is a need to document which specific characters<br />

are used in a given language and to develop the standard locale information<br />

and other components for a complete writing system reference. Commercial<br />

and open source software developers use this information to support a specific<br />

language in computing applications. We hope to simplify the complex process<br />

of documenting the information needed for an individual language to be<br />

used in cyberspace and telecommunications. Once the information is clearly<br />

organized, we hope the process for submitting it to the appropriate standardssetting<br />

bodies will be clearer and more accessible.<br />

To investigate and contribute to ScriptSource, please visit the website at<br />

http://scriptsource.org/. For further information on the ParaType fonts,<br />

please see their website at http://www.paratype.com/public/. SIL’s fonts are<br />

available from http://scripts.sil.org. Finally, to learn more about the Cyrillic<br />

documentation project concept, please contact Victor Gaultney of SIL at<br />

.<br />

Update on the Open Language Archives Community<br />

The Open Language Archives Community, or OLAC, is an “international<br />

partnership of institutions and individuals who are creating a worldwide<br />

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