Re: [tz] Kyiv time zone

* Paul Eggert:

Tim Parenti wrote:

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I'd be interested in any insights he might have to share about the Kolkata change.

If memory serves that was Arthur David Olson's decision when he was maintainer, but I can share my two cents. In English, the name "Kolkata" is far more common than "Calcutta" nowadays, so a name change was in order. In contrast, "Kiev" is far more common than "Kyiv", so a name change does not seem appropriate.

New articles using the “Kiev” spelling are still being published on *.gov.ua web sites, which suggests to me that the case against “Kiev” isn't as clear-cut even for the current government. It's also not practical to edit the TZ spelling each time a new government is elected.