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Brion Vibber wrote:
If MySQL supported UTF-8, we'd be happy to make use of it. Using proper character sets gives us warm, fuzzy feelings and makes it easier to work in terminals and other direct-database tools, as well as potentially making it easier to use built-in database support for case-insensitive lookups and proper sorting. [snip]
On a related tack, why isn't MediaWiki using MySQL 5 yet? (I remember there was a very good reason, but I can't find it now)