The 2005-09-03 change to the THANKS file
<http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/tar/tar/THANKS.diff?r1=1.27&r2=1.28>
changed the encoding of that file to use something other than UTF-8.
I don't recognize the encoding, and my Emacs (GNU Emacs 21.4.1, Debian
stable) doesn't recognize it either.  I suspect that part of the
change was inadvertant.  I installed the patch attached below to fix
things.  While I was at it, I normalized tabs and sorted the
contributors.

I looked for other instances of the problem in the tar source code but
couldn't find any.

2005-11-29  Paul Eggert  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

        * THANKS: Convert back to UTF-8, sort (using LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8
        on Debian stable), and consistently use tabs rather than spaces.

--- THANKS.~1.30.~	2005-11-04 11:22:54.000000000 -0800
+++ THANKS	2005-11-29 10:34:43.000000000 -0800
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Public domain tar was written by John Gi
 from Henry Spencer, Fred Fish, Ian Darwin, Geoff Collyer, Stan Barber,
 Guy Harris, Dave Brower, Richard Todd, Michael Rendell, Stu Heiss and
 Rich $alz.  The FSF version, named GNU tar, was derived from PDTAR by
-Jay Fenlason and Joy Kendall, and was maintained in turn by Fran�§ois
+Jay Fenlason and Joy Kendall, and was maintained in turn by Fran�§ois
 Pinard, Paul Eggert and Sergey Poznyakoff.
 
 Many people further contributed to GNU tar by reporting problems,
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Andreas Haumer		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Andreas Jaeger		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Andreas Koppenhoefer	[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Andreas Reuter		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
-Andreas Schuldei        [EMAIL PROTECTED]
+Andreas Schuldei	[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Andreas Schwab		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Andrew A. Ivanov	[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Andrew J. Schorr	[EMAIL PROTECTED]
@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ Bob Mende Pie		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Bradley A. Smith	[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Brendan Kehoe		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Brett Gaines		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
-Bryan Ford              [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Brian Perkins		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Brian R. Smith		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Bruce Evans		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Bruce Jerrick		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Bruno Haible		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
+Bryan Ford		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Bryant Fujimoto		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Burkhard Plache		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Calvin Cliff		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ Danny R. Johnston	[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Dave Barr		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Dave Gentzel		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Dave Gregorich		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
-David Brown             [EMAIL PROTECTED]
+David Brown		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 David J. MacKenzie	[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 David Johnson		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 David K. Drum		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
@@ -166,10 +166,10 @@ Erik D. Frederick	[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Esa Karell		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Ezra Peisach		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Fabio d'Alessi		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
-Frank Heckenbach        [EMAIL PROTECTED]
+Frank Heckenbach	[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Frank Koenen		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Franz-Werner Gergen	[EMAIL PROTECTED]
-Fran�§ois Pinard		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
+Fran�§ois Pinard		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Fritz Elfert		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 George Chyu		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Gerben Wierda		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
@@ -183,11 +183,11 @@ Greg Chung		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Greg Hudson		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Greg Maples		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Greg McGary		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
-Greg Schafer            [EMAIL PROTECTED]
-G�¶ran Uddeborg		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
+Greg Schafer		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
+G�¶ran Uddeborg		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Hans Guerth		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
-Hansj�¶rg Lipp           [EMAIL PROTECTED]
-Harald K�¶nig		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
+Hansj�¶rg Lipp		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
+Harald K�¶nig		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Harald Milz		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Heiko Schinke		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Heiko Schlichting	[EMAIL PROTECTED]
@@ -245,16 +245,16 @@ John David Anglin	[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 John Gilmore		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 John J. Szetela		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 John L. Chmielewski	[EMAIL PROTECTED]
-John L. Males           [EMAIL PROTECTED]
+John L. Males		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 John Oleynick		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 John R. Vanderpool	[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 John Rouillard		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
-John Thomas McDole      [EMAIL PROTECTED]
+John Thomas McDole	[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Jon Lewis		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Jonathan I. Kamens	[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Jonathan N. Sherman	[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Jonathan Thornburg	[EMAIL PROTECTED]
-Josef Bauer             [EMAIL PROTECTED]
+Josef Bauer		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Joseph E. Sacco		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Joshua R. Poulson	[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Joutsiniemi Tommi Il	[EMAIL PROTECTED]
@@ -262,13 +262,13 @@ Joy Kendall		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Judy Ricker		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Juha Sarlin		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Jurgen Botz		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
-J�¼rgen L�¼ters		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
-J�¼rgen Reiss		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Jyh-Shyang Wang		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
-J�¶rg Schilling          [EMAIL PROTECTED]
-J�¶rg Weule		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
-J�¶rgen H�¥gg		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
-J�¶rgen Weigert	        [EMAIL PROTECTED]
+J�¶rg Schilling		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
+J�¶rg Weule		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
+J�¶rgen H�¥gg		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
+J�¶rgen Weigert		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
+J�¼rgen L�¼ters		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
+J�¼rgen Reiss		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Kai Petzke		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Kai Schlichting		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Karl Berry		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
@@ -295,10 +295,10 @@ Laurent Sainte-Marthe	[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Leland Lucius		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Les Mikesell		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Loren J. Rittle		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
-Lo�¯c Prylli		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
+Lo�¯c Prylli		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Luke Mewburn		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
-Mads Martin Joergensen  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Machael Stone		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
+Mads Martin Joergensen	[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Manfred Weichel		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Manuel Munier		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Marc Boucher		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ Markus Kuhn		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Martin Bellenberg	[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Martin Goik		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Martin Mares		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
-Martin Simmons          [EMAIL PROTECTED]
+Martin Simmons		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Marty Leisner		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Massimo Dal Zotto	[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Mats Lofkvist		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
@@ -387,9 +387,9 @@ Pierce Cantrell		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 R. Kent Dybvig		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 R. Scott Butler		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Rainer Orth		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
-Ralph Corderoy          [EMAIL PROTECTED]
-Ralf S. Engelschall     [EMAIL PROTECTED]
+Ralf S. Engelschall	[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Ralf Suckow		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
+Ralph Corderoy		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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 Randy Bias		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Ray Dassen		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
@@ -423,15 +423,15 @@ Rodney Brown		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Roland McGrath		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Roland Schemers III	[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Rolf Niepraschk		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
-Roman Gollent		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Roman Czyborra		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
+Roman Gollent		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Ron Guilmette		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Roy Marantz		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Russ Evans		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Russell Cattelan	[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Ryutaro Susukita	[EMAIL PROTECTED]
-Sam Richards		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Sakai Kiyotaka		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
+Sam Richards		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Santiago Vila Doncel	[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Sarah Quady		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Saul Lubkin		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
@@ -444,9 +444,9 @@ Serge Granik		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Seth Robertson		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Sherwood Botsford	[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Simon Wright		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
+Simon Wright		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Sisira Jayasinghe	[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Skip Montanaro		[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.musi-cal.com/~skip/
-Simon Wright		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Solar Designer		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Stefan Skoglund		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Steffen Stempel		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
@@ -461,8 +461,8 @@ Tarang Kumar Patel	[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Ted Rule		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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 Thomas Bushnell n/BSG	[EMAIL PROTECTED]
-Thomas K�¶nig		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Thomas Krebs		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
+Thomas K�¶nig		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Thomas M. Browder Jr.	[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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@@ -475,10 +475,10 @@ Tim P. Starrin		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Tim Ramsey		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Tim Rylance		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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-Timothy J. Lee		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Timothy Fossum		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
+Timothy J. Lee		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Tito Flagella		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
-Todd Vierling           [EMAIL PROTECTED]
+Todd Vierling		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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@@ -503,16 +503,16 @@ Werner Almesberger	[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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 Wolfgang Rupprecht	[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Wolfram Gloger		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Wolfram Wagner		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
+Włodzimierz Jan Martin	[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Yasushi Suzudo		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Yu-Min Liang		[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 

-;;;; Local variables:
+;;;; Local Variables:
 ;;;; mode: Fundamental
-;;;; buffer-file-coding-system: utf-8
+;;;; coding: utf-8
 ;;;; End:
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