On Jan 28, 2008 3:59 PM, Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu> wrote:
Because of this rule, the 1945 divergence doesn't justify having two separate entries for Berlin. However, we should have the correct entry for Berlin, which raises the question: where is the commonly accepted center of Berlin? If the center is in the former Soviet zone, tz's Europe/Berlin should use what is in the proposed Europe/BerlinEast zone. If Berlin's center is in the former west-Berlin zone, Europe/Berlin should change to match what is in the proposed Europe/Berlin zone.
I don't quite understand this. I do understand that it's overkill from the perspective of the TZ maintainers to precisely distinguish pre-1970 transitions, but it seems like the question of which part of Berlin to use should not depend as much on where the city center is but on the political continuity. markus -- Opinions expressed here may not reflect my company's positions unless otherwise noted.