Re: [tz] [PROPOSED PATCH 1/4] Prefer +-NN notation for UT-offset time zones in comments.

Robert Elz wrote:

I think UTC-1 is both more common, and less ambiguous than -01

You make a good point that "UTC-1" is less ambiguous in general English text. Unfortunately in tzdata commentary "UTC-1" is often not technically correct, as UTC is not defined for older time stamps. With this in mind, how about if we change that commentary to use "UT -01" instead, as in the attached proposed patch. This should be clear enough within the tzdata context. The space after the "UT" encourages shorthands like "switch from UT -09 to -08" without having to repeat the "UT" all the time.

| -# Zhongyuan Time ("Central plain Time") UT+8 | +# Zhongyuan Time ("Central plain Time") -08

cannot be right.

Thanks, good catch. Also fixed in the attached.