[R6RS] Case sensitivity
Marc Feeley
feeley
Mon Nov 1 09:33:35 EST 2004
> 3) The meaning of "case-insensitivity" does not depend on natural
> language. In Turkish, "i" is *not* the lower-case variant of "I"
> (it is dotless-i). In some natural languages, case is important
> (isn't German one of those languages?). We should avoid specifying
> the lexical syntax of Scheme in such a way that cultural
> conventions can't be followed.
Sorry, I meant "The meaning of "case-insensitivity" depends on natural
language."
Marc
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