On Dec 3, 2022, at 12:22 PM, Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu> wrote:
Possibly even better would be leave the current files alone (this would cause less disruption downstream), and have a new file containing a table that maps abbreviations+contexts to longer names that disambiguate the abbreviations. These longer names could then be used by CLDR and any other localization efforts. Something like this, say:
ACST * Australian Central Standard ACDT * Australian Central Daylight
CLDR also provideds a "generic" name, so I guess that would be ACST * Australian Central Standard, Australian Central, ACT ACDT * Australian Central Daylight, Australian Central, ACT to allow both abbreviations to be converted to the "generic" zone long - and short - names, unless they'd be able to do that on their end.