Subject: Re: finger
To: Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com>
From: Kimmo Suominen <kim@tac.nyc.ny.us>
List: source-changes
Date: 08/11/2002 12:24:00
Well, the default LC_CTYPE on NetBSD is "C", so consenting adults already
have to set it to something else.  I find it appropriate that our programs
actually respond to the user's choice of LC_CTYPE.

+ Kim


| From:    "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com>
| Date:    11 Aug 2002 12:19:19 -0400
|
|
| Kimmo Suominen <kim@tac.nyc.ny.us> writes:
| > We could add an option to finger to have it force LC_CTYPE to "C".  This
| > would effectively revert to the original behaviour.
|
| It would probably be better to have the default be the original
| behavior, and allow consenting adults to use non-traditional behavior
| instead.
|
| Perry
|