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In article <518@talcott.UUCP> tmb@talcott.UUCP (Thomas M. Breuel) writes:
> ...
>A change in computer character set is always going to cause major changes
>in current operating and utility software, regardless of how the change
>is implemented.

That's true.  However, in order to attempt to achieve a truly internationally
applicable software bus, for which UNIX seems to have volunteered itself, an
effort must be made to anticipate solutions that are global enough to warrant
making a major change "only once".  I realize that that is a difficult goal,
but it is certainly the mood of the Internationalization effort sponsored by
/usr/group.  At least, that's my reading of what happened at the most recent
meeting (McLean Virginia, September 9, 1985).

It is also a reasonable goal.  To talk in terms of 7-bit or 8-bit is not too
meaningful for countries that have a recognized need for 16-bit characters.
Therefore, the fact that change will be necessary must, I believe, be accepted.
In order to minimize the frequency and impact of such change, a well thought
out standard must be decided explicitly, and not be allowed to happen by
accident.  I believe that that should be the intent of discussion in this
newsgroup.