[tz] [PROPOSED] Merge timezones that are alike since 1970

Arthur David Olson arthurdavidolson at gmail.com
Sat May 29 01:16:11 UTC 2021


A philosophical note: maintaining and processing information about the
oddball stuff that's been done in the past helps ensure the ability to cope
if the same sort of oddball stuff is done in the future.

    @dashdashado

On Fri, May 28, 2021, 9:07 PM David Patte via tz <tz at iana.org> wrote:

>  > History going back how far?
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>  > And to what extent should we offer a guarantee of historical accuracy?
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> I didn't know there were any guarantees now for historical data, but
> correct me if I am wrong.
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> BUt tz is the primary source for historical timezones, and I believe it
> therefore should be expanded wherever possible, and as accurately as
> possible - wherever and whenever possible. I also believe there should
> be at least one zone per country, with its historical data back as far
> as possible.
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