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relevance of "[PATCH] tty utf8 mode" in linux-kernel 2.6.4-rc1

Hi,

I'd just like to know if, and to which extent, the following excerpt
from Linux changelog 2.6.4-rc1 implies a step forward in sanitizing
UTF-8 input in the linux console:

<Andries.Brouwer@xxxxxx>
        [PATCH] tty utf8 mode
        
        This sounds like a good moment to come with this patch.
        
        This is essentially a five-year-old patch by Bruno Haible.  It
        introduces utf8 mode, and the effect it has on erasing input characters.
        
        (Side note - without stty support, this is not very useful, but now
        the infrastructure is in place)

Thanks.

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