linux-kernel - Re: OT: character encodings (was: Linux 2.6.20-rc4)

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Date:	Mon, 8 Jan 2007 17:14:26 +0100
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Alan <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de>,
	Russell King <rmk+lkml@....linux.org.uk>,
	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	Tilman Schmidt <tilman@...p.cc>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: OT: character encodings (was: Linux 2.6.20-rc4)

On Sun 2007-01-07 22:30:55, Alan wrote:
> > >The kernel maintainers/help/config pretty consistently use UTF8
> > 
> > I've seen a lot of places that don't do so. Want a patch?
> 
> I think that would be a good idea - and add it to the coding/docs specs
> that documentation is UTF-8. Code should IMHO say 7bit though.

Yes, yes, please.

I have been flamed when someone tried to do 8bit patch, and I was
trying to NAK it...

									Pavel
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