[Python-Dev] default encodings (was: Internationalization Toolkit)

[Greg Stein]

Damn, you're smooth... maybe you should have run for SF Mayor...

:-)

On Wed, 10 Nov 1999, David Ascher wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Nov 1999, Greg Stein wrote:
> 
> > Ha! I was getting ready to say exactly the same thing. Are building Python
> > for a particular customer, or are we building it to Do The Right Thing?
> > 
> > I've been getting increasingly annoyed at "well, HP says this" or "HP
> > wants that." I'm ecstatic that they are a Consortium member and are
> > helping to fund the development of Python. However, if that means we are
> > selling Python's soul to corporate wishes rather than programming and
> > design ideals... well, it reduces my enthusiasm :-)
> 
> What about just explaining the rationale for the default-less point of
> view to whoever is in charge of this at HP and see why they came up with
> their rationale in the first place?  They might have a good reason, or
> they might be willing to change said requirement.
> 
> --david
> 

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Greg Stein, http://www.lyra.org/