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Re: An alternative I18N paradigm

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From: Masataka Ohta
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1993 15:23
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In article <24495@alice.att.com> andrew@alice.att.com (Andrew Hume) writes:

>	no, you cannot simply wish the problem away by insisting
>on a single locale for everyone. there simply exist different
>local conventions and formats which may be politically, culturally, or
>legally required. you (we) have to deal with them. the challenge is to
>do so in a comprehensible fashion.

True, but, there shouldn't be any locale in universal character code set.

						Masataka Ohta
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