[Bug 15142] Define "UNICODE" as a defacto alias for "UTF-16"

https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=15142

--- Comment #6 from Glenn Adams <glenn@skynav.com> 2011-12-11 16:47:16 UTC ---
(In reply to comment #4)
> So where is the definition by the Unicode consortium, and why isn't
> it referenced?

Section 3.9 [1]. It is referenced by RFC 3629. See, e.g., sections 3 and 4 of
3629. Also see the note at end of 3629 section 4:

"NOTE -- The authoritative definition of UTF-8 is in [UNICODE].  This
   grammar is believed to describe the same thing Unicode describes, but
   does not claim to be authoritative.  Implementors are urged to rely
   on the authoritative source, rather than on this ABNF."

[1] http://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode6.0.0/ch03.pdf

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