Add more rationale, as requested by Paul Moore.

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Martin v. Löwis 2009-04-25 12:31:23 +00:00
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@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ possible. The uniformity is achieved by using specific encoding
algorithms, meaning that the data can be converted back to bytes on
POSIX systems only if the same encoding is used.
Being able to treat such strings uniformly will allow application
writers to abstract from details specific to the operating system, and
reduces the risk of one API failing when the other API would have
worked.
Specification
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