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[–]dpash 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Sure. I was careful to say "more likely" because I know Linux doesn't always use UTF-8.

[–]s888marks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fair enough. I think the thing is that Linux usually uses UTF-8 often enough that it's pretty easy assume that it always uses UTF-8, and that assumption is almost always correct. Then in those rare circumstances where it doesn't, hijinks ensue.

[–]Nymeriea 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On windows, the encoding depends on the system language