Re: UTF-8 practically vs. theoretically in the VFS API (was: Re: JFS default behavior)

[H. Peter Anvin]

Followup to:  <20040221135439.GA310@xxxxxxxxxx>
By author:    Pavel Machek <pavel@xxxxxx>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
>
> Hi!
> 
> 
> > Which flies in the face of "Be strict in what you generate, be liberal in 
> > what you accept". A lot of the functions are _not_ willing to be liberal 
> > in what they accept. Which sometimes just makes the problem worse, for no 
> > good reason.
> 
> Be liberal in what you accept used to be good rule... until security
> became important. While it is still nice from ease-of-use viewpoint,
> its bad when you want it secure.
> 								Pavel

"Be liberal, but cautious, in what you accept" is pretty much the new
rule.

	-hpa
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