Re: C<use utf8> dynamic scope?

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> > > > > On Thu, 27 May 1999 15:55:39 -0400, Chip Salzenberg 
> > > > > <chip(_at_)perlsupport(_dot_)com> said:
> I don't see a use for anything other than UTF-8.  UTF-8 allows the
> encoding of huge character codes (up to 40-some bits), so unless you
> know of a need for more-than-40-some-bits per character, UTF-8 is
> plenty.
FWI, UTF-8 is Latin-centric and not so much liked in Eastern countries
because it is byte-bloat compared to native encodings.

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andreas