With all due respect, I am in support of any procedure which keeps the lawyers and legal people out of the loop, and the technical people - those who contribute data and do research - in it. The TZ project worked well under that rule. The current lawsuit is just a transient issue, and should not frighten anyone. On 20.10.11 17:51, David Braverman wrote:
Is it possible to set up a separate list to discuss the nontechnical aspects of the tzinfo database? I'm indifferent; but it would make trolls easier to corral. :)
David Braverman http://www.wx-now.com
-----Original Message----- From: tz-bounces@iana.org [mailto:tz-bounces@iana.org] On Behalf Of Tony Finch Sent: Thursday 20 October 2011 09:01 To: Clive D.W. Feather Cc: tz@iana.org Subject: Re: [tz] Elliot - I want to talk about the TZ project ASAP...
Clive D.W. Feather<clive@davros.org> wrote:
For example, in the UK the timezones are purely a matter for Parliament and the courts and nobody else. They aren't tied to any kind of international law or treaty.
The start and end dates of summer time are subject to a European directive, but each country can choose its own base offset.
Also, don't feed the trolls.