[tz] Issue with EST timezone

Brian Inglis Brian.Inglis at SystematicSw.ab.ca
Tue May 7 20:49:05 UTC 2019


On 2019-05-07 13:29, Matt Johnson wrote:
> I think perhaps the confusion may stem from the list on Wikipedia, which I
> occasionally contribute to:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones
> 
> Wikipedia isn't authoritative, of course, but it is cited often.  The legend at
> the top defines the terms used, but I could change the term "deprecated" to
> something else if it would be helpful.

Legacy would be short and better than [Backward] Compatible.

> I added the status column awhile back to encourage people to use the
> Area/Locality forms of names instead of the older ones.  I just added some
> additional notes to the ones Manjusri cited to suggest alternatives.

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Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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