FAT: IO charset ISO-8859-1 not found?

[Bjørn T Johansen]

On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:29:04 -0500
Greg Folkert <greg at gregfolkert.net> wrote:

> On 11/10/2009 08:16:33 AM, Bjørn T Johansen wrote: 
> > I have always used ISO-8859-1 and I see no reasons to change...
> > Just the way I have always installed Linux and never had any problems
> > because of it until now... :)
> > 
> > BTJ
> 
> Ok, well the rest of the world has switched (is switching) to UTF-8, as 
> it supports many more things than the ISO Locale did. Things that 
> stopped us (the place i work) in our tracks and had to be hacked around 
> for years, now just simply work (Spanish, Russian and other character 
> inputs and sanitization).
> 
> Don't be surprised when things you favor using just *STOP* working 
> properly soon. exo-mount is only the very tip of the huge iceberg 
> coming to get you.
> 
> This is sort of analogous to the 'C' Locale. Sure it works most of the 
> time... but when it really matters, should you use it? (No is the 
> answer there)
> 

Well, I have tried to convert to UTF a couple of times but I experienced too much trouble to make it worth it...

BTJ