title: C++ UTF-8 lightweight & permissive code?
body: <p>Anyone know of a more permissive license (MIT / public domain) version of this:</p>
  
  <p><a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glibmm/unstable/classGlib_1_1ustring.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://library.gnome.org/devel/glibmm/unstable/classGlib_1_1ustring.html</a></p>
  
  <p>('drop-in' replacement for std::string thats UTF-8 aware)</p>
  
  <p>Lightweight, does everything I need and even more (doubt I'll use the UTF-XX conversions even)</p>
  
  <p>I really don't want to be carrying ICU around with me.</p>