Re: [tz] Idea for internationalized time point unique time zone abbreviations

Alan Perry said:

The Zone name is unique. Why does a timezone need two unique identifiers?

I agree: one unique identifier seems sufficient, and is consistent with general database principles. I believe abbreviations are a UI problem and not directly related to calculating wall-clock time in a particular location. I think we should keep them, for convenience, but ultimately it's up to implementers to display meaningful, localized, user-consumable strings on a UI. It's not up to a lower-level system dealing with time zone calculations. David Braverman http://www.inner-drive.com/Demo/TimeZones.aspx