Why does readln include the line terminator?

[BCS]

Reply to Georg,

> So the whole point is absurd. A reasonable default behavior for a file
> mongering program would be to output line terminators according to the
> operating system default. The case where one *wants* to preserve them,
> should be considered the exception.
> 

Only if you considering wanting to maintain merge-ability/diff-ability as 
the exception. Some, if not most, source control/diff/merge tools consider 
changes in line endings as changes.