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From: Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us>
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Subject: Re: iconv "versions"
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 09:33:31 -0400
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Farley Flud wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:

> On 17 Mar 2024 21:53:30 GMT, Stéphane CARPENTIER wrote:
>
>> 
>> From what I see at work, in a, not that old, Windows VM, it's still not
>> utf-8 by default. 
>>
>
> You stupid jackass.  The Microslop default is UTF-16, which is a 
> very poor choice compared to GNU/Linux UTF-8.
>
> But the fact that you did not know this only proves your total
> incompetence.

Huh? Stéphane made both statements that you claim he did not know.

You syldexic? :-D

>> The old
>> encodings had a purpose long time ago. Now, they are done and they
>> should stay only in museums.
>
> The "old" encodings are far more common than an incompetent idiot
> like you can realize.
>
> That's why it's critical to have GLIBC include all possible encodings
> for the foreseeable and not-foreseeable future.
>
> Don't forget.  I am the expert and you are not.  Your opinion is
> worth less than dog shit.

From the Donald J. Trump of COLA :-D

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