[ubuntu-in] SCIM keymap: Unicode and TTF

[Dinbandhu]

I have a question regards Unicode and TTF. The superiority of Unicode is
clear from both scientific and systems approach perspectives. 

My question stems from a perceived need to be able to communicate with
persons around the world whose computers are not yet upgraded to be able
to accommodate Unicode. I do not have any numbers to say how common it
is, but the question I would ask is: in your experience how common is it
for Hindi readers to be accessing computers running on for example Win
98 which can only recognize TTF fonts? 

I do communicate regularly with many people in India via text documents
in Hindi. Are there many people in India today who still only have
access to TTF fonts? It is a matter which perhaps warrants addressing,
because it is still a reality in today's world of communication.

Actually, many of those with whom I communicate access computers either
at their work place, which is surely going to be a modern computer with
Unicode access, or at internet cafes which again are modern computers
with Unicode access. Those with home computers, I have not queried
directly yet: how many of them have pre-2000 computers which cannot
recognize Unicode?

Is there any facility in the current Linux system for accommodating
communication with non-Unicode users?

Regards,
Swarup