On Fri 2011-10-14T13:12:05 +0100, Zefram hath writ:
I note that the Theory section on abbreviations describes the POSIX rules and expresses a preference for using only letters. It also mentions the issue of spaces breaking space splitting.
Folks should be aware that the CalConnect tc-timezone-l list contains details about the IETF CALSIFY efforts which are preparing a draft related to the IANA registration of zones and the API for serving the contents of tzdata. My impression is that nomenclature issues like these are about to hit a new level of discussion. -- Steve Allen <sla@ucolick.org> WGS-84 (GPS) UCO/Lick Observatory--ISB Natural Sciences II, Room 165 Lat +36.99855 1156 High Street Voice: +1 831 459 3046 Lng -122.06015 Santa Cruz, CA 95064 http://www.ucolick.org/~sla/ Hgt +250 m