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+Bomstrip is a very simple tool that removes BOM's (byte-order-marks)
+from utf-8 files. Actually, it is a set of tools that all do the same
+thing, but - for added entertainment value - in multiple programming
+languages (python, c, java, brainfuck, ook!, perl, sed, postscript,
+pascal, unlambda, limbo, haskell, ocaml, php, ruby). You want to always
+have this tool within hand-reach, no matter where you are and which
+compilers/interpreters you keep close to you.
+
+Each tool reads from stdin and writes to stdout. It accepts no options
+or arguments. It never writes into files directly. All files are public
+domain. It exists for the purpose of noting how stupid BOM's in utf-8
+files are.
+
+Oh, in case you didn't know yet: utf-8 does not have byte-ordering
+issues, so there is absolutely no need to have three bytes (the
+utf-8-BOM) that do not say anything about the byte-order (since there
+is nothing to say).
+
+Author:	Mechiel Lukkien <mechiel@xs4all.nl>
+WWW:	http://www.xs4all.nl/~mechiel/projects/bomstrip/