Re: Rss produced by git is not valid xml?

Hi,

On Fri, 18 Nov 2005, Linus Torvalds wrote:

This I agree with, btw. We could easily have a

	[core]
		utf=1

thing, and make git-commit-tree refuse to commit a non-UTF8 message.

Of course, you could equally easily (more so?) make it just a commit 
trigger instead, which might well be the right thing.

Actually, hooks have been introduced for exactly that purpose! Besides, 
they are a much more powerful tool. For example, you can not only enforce 
utf-8, but also replace words from a swear words list by "*beep*".

So, hooks are the way to go. Introducing another way to accomplish the 
same thing would be like Microsoft, implementing hundreds of APIs for the 
same task, none of them correct.

I can only underline what Linus said here: Software should work for 
people, not the other way round. Please, before you send some BS like 
"utf-8 is the only reasonable thing for everybody, everywhere, ever", read 
that sentence in Linus' mail again. Software should *not* restrict anybody 
for non-technical reasons. ever. Period.

Ciao,
Dscho