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On Tue, Aug 06, 2013 at 02:40:04PM +0100, Kerin Millar wrote: |
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> Apparently, "utf8" is the canonical representation in glibc (which |
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> provides the locale tool): |
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> http://lists.debian.org/debian-glibc/2004/12/msg00028.html |
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> That eselect enumerates the locale twice when the alternate form is |
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> specified in /etc/env.d/02locale could be considered as a minor bug. |
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> --Kerin |
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RFC 3629 does not mention utf8, but I did see this notation in Wikipedia, and |
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yes, I understand that's not official: |
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Other descriptions that omit the hyphen or replace it with a space, such as |
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"utf8" or "UTF 8", are not accepted as correct by the governing standards.[14] |
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Despite this, most agents such as browsers can understand them, and so |
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standards intended to describe existing practice (such as HTML5) may |
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effectively require their recognition. |
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[14] http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3629.txt |
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I was only mildly curious seeing utf8 show up, because on numberous occasions |
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in #gentoo on FreeNode there have been different reports of incorrect |
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characters displayed with utf8, then fixed with UTF-8. Having read RFC 3629, I |
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just made it a habit to always use the standard (UTF-8). |
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Having read the remainder of the Debian ML thread you referenced, I have a |
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headache. Debian did that to me when I used it for ~3 months in 2003. :-) |
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Cheers, |
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Bruce |
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A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. |
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Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? |
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A: Top-posting. |
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Don't top-post: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_post#Top-posting |
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