From: Andreas <inf262@...>
Date: 2006-03-14T23:05:40+09:00
Subject: Re: unicode in ruby

I don't get it guys. Supporting (not exclusively using) Unicode
transparently should be a no-brainer for a serious programming language
these days. I love Ruby but multi-byte string is a pain. And they are
everywhere. There's no logic in resisting. There are more chars in the
world than on your keyboard. Even in the US, there are official and
*correct * chars for quotation marks nit in the US_ASCII set. Using the
inch-sign for quotes is plain wrong. Come on, we're in th 21st century
and the world is a global place. OpenSource people should know that
best. It can't be so difficult technically - others do it, why can't
you?

All we want is a Unicode safe Ruby.

Best,
Andreas

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