On 2021-05-30 07:45:45 (+0800), Derick Rethans via tz wrote:
On 30 May 2021 00:29:28 BST, Paul Eggert via tz <tz@iana.org> wrote:
On 5/29/21 1:09 PM, John Hawkinson wrote:
There is a big difference between (1) "MERGING zones across modern countries" and (2) allowing to persist "zones [that] have crossed national boundaries for decades."
It's a big difference only to those closely following the history of tzdb. It's not a big difference to users.
Referencing https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc6557
Dear Paul, you've had a lot of push back to this change, as per the "Procedures for Maintaining the Time Zone Database" the TZ Coordinator "SHOULD take into account views expressed on the mailing list."
I would very much appreciate it if you'd at least listen to the feedback you've gotten on this change, and I'd argue that from what I've read, that this list is not OK with this proposed change.
One of the things I like a lot about the tzdb project is the spirited discussions we have on this mailing list about proposed changes. Anyone who has been subscribed to the list for a while (or who spends some time reading the archives) will be aware that feedback is indeed taken into account. This specific change has evolved a lot since its initial proposal. It's also worth pointing out again to those unfamiliar with the way tzdb is usually distributed (e.g in operating systems distributions), that Paul's proposed change is largely invisible to most users. Most tzdb downstreams link in backzone. Data is merely being moved to a different place. It's not actually being removed. Philip -- Philip Paeps Senior Reality Engineer Alternative Enterprises