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diff --git a/chinese/hc/pkg-descr b/chinese/hc/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2a8e2d2 --- /dev/null +++ b/chinese/hc/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +This is the Hanzi Converter, which converts between GB and BIG-5 codes. + +The program converts a GB file to a BIG-5 file, or a BIG-5 file to a GB file. +GB (GuoBiao) refers to the standard implementation of "GB2312-80" of +Mainland China, in which the two bytes representing a GB code have their +most significant bit set to 1. BIG-5 refers to the Big Five standard +published in 1984 by Taiwan's Institute for Information Industry. + +-- David O'Brien |