Jake Knoppers wrote:
The 3-digit time zones are stable they change only when there is a change in jurisdiction (.e.g. the break-up of the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Ethiopia, etc.) led to the creation of new jurisdictions.
What "3-digit time zones"? Do you imagine that there is only one time zone per (ISO 3166) country? There can be as many as 15 per country in concurrent use, and 30 or more once historical information is taken into account.
(2) Time zones are physical boundary oriented and one needs to have unambiguous identification and referencing in a linguistically neutral and IT-enabled manner of of the authoritative sources stating the rules for each disrcete time zones[.]
If only there were such authoritative sources! We have to muddle through as best we can here. -- John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan cowan@ccil.org You tollerday donsk? N. You tolkatiff scowegian? Nn. You spigotty anglease? Nnn. You phonio saxo? Nnnn. Clear all so! 'Tis a Jute.... (Finnegans Wake 16.5)