bug#11187: fmt: doesn't understand multibyte characters (UTF-8)

Collin Funk <[email protected]> Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:41:20 -0800
Newsgroups gmane.comp.gnu.core-utils.bugs
Message-ID <[email protected]>
"Dmitry E. Oboukhov" <[email protected]> writes:

>> What, and introduce copyright violations left and right...
>
> Step out of your shell of snobbery for once.

In the United States violating copyright is a civil offense, and can be
a criminal offense.

Paul is very aware of this, given that Astrolabe filed a lawsuit against
him for his work on Time Zone Database [1].

> Don’t be afraid—ask the AI: "Who will own the rights to the --unicode
> option if you write it?"  You might be surprised by the answer!

Should I also ask someone with delusions of grandeur who they think God
is?

Collin

[1] https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-demands-withdrawal-bogus-time-zone-database-lawsuit