From: Robert Elz
Rather than repeat all this discussion, again, and get everyone's opinion, again, (naming -of anything- is always an issue upon which everyone has an opinion) I would ask that if you don't like the current scheme, don't complain about it, instead come up with a detailed proposal for a new scheme.
I will not propose such a thing. The current scheme seems to work well enough and if it ain't broke..... nothing has to be proposed! The fact that there are developers who want to use the database by itself, has understandably a low priority to the TZ maintainers. Still, it doesn't hurt to review every now and then the qualities of the TZ distribution and to put it into the perspective of the competition. When TZ started, there was no internet competition. Now there is. Don't ask me where, since the definition of 'competition' is variable. But you'll catch the drift. I've concocted a complete list with possible alternative routes for zone names. It's nothing more than a demonstration model, with undoubtedly many errors and hair raising cruelties, but it's at least something tangible to look at. Don't expect that I or anyone else will do anything with this list after first publication. Alternative zone names are apparently not needed or wanted. But the list might serve some meditational need of some sorts. - Hm, I see, and where is this list of yours? Try: http://home-4.tiscali.nl/~t876506/ZonetabAlt.html (ca. 30 KB)