From: Hans Aberg (haberg@math.su.se)
Date: Thu Jan 20 2005 - 18:52:38 CST
On 2005/01/20 20:27, John H. Jenkins at jenkins@apple.com wrote:
> There is no BOM requirement for UTF-8. It's optional, just as it is
> with UTF-16 (and, for that matter, UTF-32). Check the FAQ,
> <http://www.unicode.org/faq/utf_bom.html#29>.
The heat is over a requirement that the BOM to be ignored by UTF-8
"processes", at their "beginning". If there is no such requirement, there
are no problems. If there is such a requirement, it is a major headache on
UNIX platforms.
Hans Aberg
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