On 13/10/17 03:28, Eric Curtin wrote: > Hi Guys, > > I find base32 and base64 very useful in coreutils. If I wrote a base85 > implementation in the same style would it be accepted? Just wondering, > don't want to waste my time submitting just in case.
Well as the bit width increases there is more opportunity for application specific variations on the encoding. I quick check confirms this, so I'm thinking that base85 is more useful as an application specific encoding used by pdf or git etc. rather than a standalone useful encoding/util. thanks, Pádraig
