hmm, so 2012 truly is the end of the world as we have known it, thus fulfilling the ancient Mayan calendar predictions!<br><br>Seriously, thank you to ado for giving us advance notice of this change and even more a deep bow of respect to ado for the time and care you have given to this service. You have been impeccable, and it is genuinely appreciated.<br>
<br>From India, we use the Olson database work to help with astrological calculations for running birth charts. I am sure the full list of everything your work has helped support would perhaps both astonish and gratify you.<br>
<br>To use a Quaker turn of phrase, we will be holding both this service and ado in the light for finding a new home and new adventures.<br><br>Best wishes always.<br>Valli<br><br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 12:21 AM, Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:olsona@dc37a.nci.nih.gov">olsona@dc37a.nci.nih.gov</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">I&#39;ll be eligible to start drawing a pension in mid-2012. Since I&#39;m accustomed to slow-moving Quaker process,<br>

that makes it time to get serious about finding a new home for time zone stuff.<br>
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There are several pieces of the puzzle (some of which haven&#39;t seen much work of late):<br>
        Data maintenance<br>
        Data distribution<br>
        Code maintenance<br>
        Code distribution<br>
        Mailing list maintenance<br>
        Mailing list hosting<br>
        Standards work (for example, tweaking POSIX TZ environment variables so Godthab can be represented)<br>
        Code enhancement (for example, year zero work and Julian calendar work)<br>
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There are different types of landing place:<br>
        Governmental organizations<br>
        Non-governmental organizations<br>
        Commercial entities<br>
        Volunteers<br>
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Everything could be moved under one new roof or different pieces might go different places.<br>
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While I&#39;m happy to continue time zone work in the future, I also understand that it may be best for others to do the work.<br>
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Anyone? Bueller?<br>
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    --ado<br>
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