Is there really a default source encoding?

[Brian Quinlan]

> I think you misread ("anglo-neutral" == doesn't bother english
speakers ==
> ascii upwards compatible).

OK.
 
> This luxury of indifference is limited to those who limit themselves
to
> Windows or English.

Or don't care about misbehaving Unix tools. Though I will point out that
Windows has a much better Unicode story than Unix.

Cheers,
Brian