@filedescriptor “BOM is not an issue since it is discouraged according to the Unicode standard” — [citation needed]
@FakeUnicode I dislike BOM as much as the next guy but saying the standard “discourages” it seems incorrect IMHO +@ericlaw @filedescriptor
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@mathias@FakeUnicode@ericlaw Unicode 5.0.0 ch2.6 Encoding Schemes: [..] Use of a BOM is neither required nor recommended for UTF-8 -
@filedescriptor Not recommended is different from “discouraged” or “recommended against”. +@FakeUnicode@ericlaw - 6 more replies
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@mathias@ericlaw@filedescriptor Let us say then, that Unicode definitely discourages creating situations where it is useful/needed. -
@mathias@ericlaw@filedescriptor And damn I hate their documentation. Stop making me read.
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