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Re: locale specific ordering in EN_US -- why is a<A<b<B<y<Y<z<Z?


From: Eli Zaretskii
Subject: Re: locale specific ordering in EN_US -- why is a<A<b<B<y<Y<z<Z?
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 13:24:42 +0300

> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 11:23:53 +0200 (CEST)
> From: Johannes Meixner <address@hidden>
> Cc: Paolo Bonzini <address@hidden>, Aharon Robbins <address@hidden>,
>       address@hidden, address@hidden
> 
> >From my point of view a primary question is:
> 
> What matters more:
> Consistent behaviour for all users across different platforms.
> Inconsistent behaviour implemented in an "officially blessed" way.

When being consistent means being buggy, I don't want the consistency.
I want the bug solved in all the programs I use, but if it takes time
to do that, I will be glad in the meantime to use some programs that
don't have that bug, i.e. are "inconsistent".



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