Re: [encoding] Streaming should be a flag on the decoder instead of being a flag on the decode() call (#13)

Wow, saying it's `doNotFlush` makes so much more sense than `stream`. Having the spec use "do not flush" as the conceptual flag and then say that for the flag spelled as `stream` is meant to mean "do not flush" would be a huge improvement already.

In the Gecko case, a code change is still necessary: The current Gecko behavior doesn't allow you to flush state left around by `stream` by making a subsequent call without `stream`.

Another observation: I expect users of the API who think the non-`stream` calls are stateless to be surprised by the BOM-related state surviving a non-`stream` call to `decode()`.

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