Re: Code pages and Unicode

From: Richard Wordingham <richard.wordingham_at_ntlworld.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2011 02:14:55 +0100

On Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:03:41 -0700
Ken Whistler <kenw_at_sybase.com> wrote:

> O.k., so apparently we have awhile to go before we have to start
> worrying about the Y2K or IPv4 problem for Unicode. Call me again in
> the year 2851, and we'll still have 5 years left to design a new
> scheme and plan for the transition. ;-)

It'll be much easier to extend UTF-16 if there are still enough
contiguous points available. Set that wake-up call for 2790, or
whenever plane 13 (better, plane 12) is about to come into use.

Richard.
Received on Sat Aug 20 2011 - 20:18:24 CDT

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