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Re: 8-bit representation, plus an X problem

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From: Keld J|rn Simonsen
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 22:04
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glenn@wheat-chex.ai.mit.edu (Glenn A. Adams) writes:

>  In article <keld.724583811@login.dkuug.dk> keld@login.dkuug.dk (Keld J|rn Simonsen) writes:
>  >POSIX .2b is planned to include the Plan9/XOpen encoding of 10646.
>  >Here the UTF2 encoding will be normatively defined by ISO.

>I find it extremely doubtful that it "will be normatively defined."
>Especially, since UTF-1 is only an informative annex.  I would expect
>other UTF-* to also be informative, and not normative.

>Of course, a usage profile might wish to make it normative, but that would be
>outside the scope of 10646.

>Glenn Adams

The UTF-2 encoding is not planned to be normative in ISO 10646,
but in ISO 9945-2. 

Keld
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