Ambiguity in spec regarding line endings
Matthew Graybosch
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Thu Jun 4 23:21:42 BST 2020
On Thu, 4 Jun 2020 17:53:14 -0400
Sean Conner <sean at conman.org> wrote:
> And I disagree with this disagreement. Requiring only LF produces
> an undue hardship on Windows systems which use both CR and LF. And
> Windows is *still* the most popular operating system out there.
What if somebody decides to write a Gemini client for FreeDOS? IIRC,
that OS still uses CR and LF for line endings, just like MS-DOS did.
Wouldn't a LF-only requirement hamper such an effort?
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