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GDSes run on mainframes with roots in the 1970s, they predate unicode by 20 years.
by isbvhodnvemrwvn 7y ago
GDSes run on mainframes with roots in the 1970s, they predate unicode by 20 years.
- yjftsjthsd-h 7y agoIf that means that they can no longer represent reality, then that's a bug. "We've gone 50 years without actually updating our systems to fix problems" is a less-than-impressive response.
- Tempest1981 7y agoWhich is what this whole discussion is about. As well as understanding the root cause of such bugs (in-band signaling, etc), to start to fix them ideally.