Paul_Koning@Dell.com said:
The tzdata database is used in embedded systems, not just workstations/servers with lots of memory and disk space. For that usage, it needs to be complete. But having lots of extra references to a given set of zone rules, to satisfy user interface polishing requirements, is a problem for memory-limited systems. This just doesn't ring true to me. If the amount of space take up by 100 more aliases (much less 37, or 9) is significant, then something is very very wrong. That's your opinion, and you're welcome to it.
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