[tz] Why is "AEST" the abbreviation for Australia/Sydney in 1900?

[brian.inglis at systematicsw.ab.ca]

On 2024-05-03 15:58, Paul Eggert wrote:
> On 2024-05-03 13:33, brian.inglis--- via tz wrote:
>> As I said, the default is for zones without rules where you could assign 
>> letters, only standard time, about 1/3 of the total, depending on what you 
>> total, to allow "%s" in the abbreviation, which would have to default to "S".
> 
> Unfortunately I also don't understand what you're saying. Are you suggesting 
> that zic's behavior should change? or merely that zic's documentation should 
> change?
> 
> If the former, can you give an example of how zic's behavior should differ from 
> what it's doing now? If the latter, what wording in the documentation should 
> change?

I am suggesting that "%s" should be allowed in zone lines, even in zones where 
rules and letters are not used, so should default to "S" or "%z" or something.

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

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