May 16, 2019
8:42 p.m.
On Thu, May 16, 2019 at 10:58 AM <Paul.Koning@dell.com> wrote:
... I would suggest a goal that any change properly submitted will appear in a tzdata release within a month. "Properly submitted" means there is an authoritative official statement of the rule change, with the detail necessary to turn it into a tzdata rule. ...
With all due respect for the volunteer nature of the project, putting a specific timeframe on it is a good idea, even if it's just a loose goal. Policy makers are much more likely to co-operate when they have a specific target (instead of just "as early as possible") that they use to push their colleagues to a decision. -- Alan Mintz <Alan.Mintz@gMail.com>