On Fri, Jul 06, 2001 at 08:24:58AM +0900, Tomohiro KUBOTA wrote: > > The Packages file should be in ASCII. UTF-8 will not become dominant for > > many years now, and even then, it will still be useful to be able to read > > the Packages file across 7-bit links on 1973 terminals sometimes. English > > (at least Debian package level English, as opposed to fine typesetting) > > doesn't need UTF-8. > > This is very true! > > (My opinion on UTF-8 extension of Packages file is _limited to_ > future Description-<language> field.) Can't we start the support of this Description-<language> fields or Package-<language> files? Where should we start? Have we a proposal for this? Gruss Grisu -- Michael Bramer - a Debian Linux Developer http://www.debian.org PGP: finger grisu@db.debian.org -- Linux Sysadmin -- Use Debian Linux "Ein Computer ist nunmal ein Hochgeschwindigkeitstrottel." -- Jens Dittmar in de.comp.os.unix.linux.newusers
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