May 3, 2013
10:35 a.m.
Guy Harris <guy@alum.mit.edu> wrote on Thu, 2 May 2013 at 16:30:20 -0700 in <1B3C2E16-89CD-4876-B8C4-969776CAD2C7@alum.mit.edu>:
I might suggest that the format of the time zone data files be published in an RFC, and that the format of the binary files produced by zic perhaps be treated as an implementation detail and left in the man page.
Why would we want the data files to be standardized rather than retaining local control and the ability to alter the format? Is there really some compelling reason for standardization that is worth the concomitant difficulty in changing the format in the future? There are not a lot of non-zic consumers out there. --jhawk@mit.edu John Hawkinson