Subj : 40 Cups of Coffee
To   : Nick Boel
From : Maurice Kinal
Date : Sat Apr 05 2025 17:07:54

Hey Nick!

 > Are we missing one here?

Now that you mention it I don't see UTF-8 in /usr/lib/gconv/gconv-modules but it still shows up in 'iconv --list'.  So far a search hasn't yielded any information about this other than one that reports missing LATIN1 which isn't an issue with glibc-2.41 from what I see here.  UTF-8 does work despite this flaw.

 > when are we making the jump to UTF-16?

Heh, heh.  Ask Bill Gates why that should be avoided.

If you are seriously asking, the reason it should be avoided is that UTF-16, as well as UTF-32, are not compatible with ASCII, whereas the first 128 codes of UTF-8 *are* ASCII and will produce standard text messages as this nonreply is evidence of.

Life is good,
Maurice

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