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Re:The future of 32-bit support in the kernel by formerly_proven on Tuesday September 02, 2025 @07:40AM (#45101736)
Because character encodings were primarily designed around transmission over serial lines.
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Re:The future of 32-bit support in the kernel by goku12 on Tuesday September 02, 2025 @01:36PM (#45106370)
Agreed. But how does that affect how encoding are designed? I mean packed decimal vs octal vs full binary, etc?
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