On 2021-06-03 09:03:15 (+0800), Stephen Colebourne via tz wrote:
This is a formal request to revert the recent patch to merge country timezones. I, and others, consider the patch to be utterly unacceptable. The patch causes meaningful harm to the status of tzdb, and will cause downstream projects significant pain to effectively revert the changes - amounting to an effective fork of the project.
I don't consider the patch a breach of charter. Given the clear lack of consensus however, I agree that the patch should be reverted. While I believe the patch is within scope of the tzdb's stated purpose, we should be considerate of the many current, actual, real-world uses of tzdb beyond that scope. The best way forward would be to revert this patch and to discuss alternative ways to achieve its intent without alienating a substantial fraction of tzdb consumers. That discussion is a lot more likely to be productive without the (perceived) threat of a release with the contentious patch ending up in the wild. Philip -- Philip Paeps Senior Reality Engineer Alternative Enterprises