02.08.2012 04:20, Walter Dnes wrote: > That's right... the poster was running a POSIX locale for several > years ***AND DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS RELATED TO IT***. This discussion is very similar with one, that i have seen in Russian Linux community some years ago about migrating from ru_RU.KOI8-R to ru_RU.UTF-8. Arguments from "KOI8-R guys" were the same - "Why we should change something if it works?" and they are also did not notice fundamental problems with some vitally important packages, which can not be replaced or need to be heavily patched to work properly. Arguments from "UTF-8 guys" were not ideal, but locale change brokes only old or unsupported packages, so they win.
P.S. I do not think that comparison with 'initramfs and separate /usr problem' is correct in this case. Default locale change is evolution, not revolution...
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