Re: [9fans] Plan 9 (in)security

[Jim Choate <ravage@ssz.com>]

Don't simply re-create the errors of the past. Plan for the future.

Don't futz around with 64k of char, go for something like 32 bits or even
64 so that even in the future there won't be a significant effect as the
languages we use grow.

On Mon, 2 Jul 2001 okamoto@granite.cias.osakafu-u.ac.jp wrote:

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> Some says we need up to 60k chars for Japanese.   However, I must say
> I don't know such huge number of Kanji which eceeds my memory capacity.
> Most of 64k chars may be in very limited use such in some ancient documents
> etc.  :-)  If "computer" must deal with all of those documents, yes, we may have
> to have 64k chars...
>
> The 16 bit limits will meet problem, in practical, to write person's name, some
> of which are named using wrong Kanji when all Japanese were permitted
> to have their own family name about 150 years ago.  ^_^  Now, we cannot say
> it's wrong anymore. :-)


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