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On Mon, Oct 17, 2005 at 03:56:40PM +0100, Matthew Garrett wrote: > On Mon, Oct 17, 2005 at 03:36:16PM +0100, David Cantrell wrote: > > Variable width character sets are themselves hateful. I'll go further > > and say that they are a spectacularly stupid idea, and that whoever > > decreed them needs shootin'. Yes, being able to represent more than > > 220-odd characters is a Good Idea. So damnit, just use 32-bit - or > > 64-bit - characters. Then you'll be able to seek! > And have to rewrite huge quantities of software. UTF-8 has its > disadvantages, but there's very little hateful about it - it achieves > what it sets out to do perfectly, and does so without many tools having > to be rewritten. Well, apart from all those tools that have to process utf-8 text, of course. Like M*As, string manipulation libraries, terminals, ... -- David Cantrell | top google result for "topless karaoke murders" What is the difference between hearing aliens through the fillings in your teeth and hearing Jesus in your heart?
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