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By author: Roozbeh Pournader <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
In newsgroup: linux.utf8
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> On 9 Jun 2001, Marcin 'Qrczak' Kowalczyk wrote:
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> > Isn't ISO going to use the 20.1-bit space in a future version?
>
> Yes, it is going to do that in Amendment 2 I think. But we have already
> comments here (from Markus and Larry) that they will continue to support
> 5-byte and 6-byte UTF-8, even if ISO restricts the space. :-(
>
There is no reason not to. There is no difference if you don't assign
code points in that space, and there is no aliasing. Furthermore, it
makes you future-proof if/when someone realizes just how bad an idea
UTF-16 and 20.1 really is.
-hpa
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