[tz] How widely used is the tz database?

[changing the Subject: line] On 03/30/13 23:41, David Patte ₯ wrote:

are there any estimates of how many computer systems currently use the tz database

I'd guess a billion computer systems now, with one or two million activated per day. This compares to a world population of about seven billion people, with about a third of a million babies born every day. At this rate it won't be too long before the lines cross. I should emphasize, though, that the computer counts and projections are merely guesses.