Subject: Re: bug#55439: [PATCH] Add support for the Modi script

From: Richard Stallman <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 18:59:12 -0400

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  > While we are it, should we change all instances of "Oriya" in Emacs to
  > "Odiya"?

The old name has been in use for almost a century, if not more, so we
should not rush to deprecate it.  Perhaps in 30 years.

Until then, let's make sure that both the old name and the new name
are accepted, in any places in which people can input the name of a
script.

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