<html><head></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div><div>To Oleksandr Ryzhenko, et al, and whom so ever might be listening:</div><br>Firstly, that's Dr. Paul R. Eggert, PhD 1980 UCLA. He has been voluntarily<br>contributing his time to this (and other) projects (and education) for over thirty<br>years. I, for one, respect and value his contributions (even when I momentarily<br>forget to do so).<br><br>Secondly, telling us (and him) that such and such is a violation of "*international<br>law*" (as tho they were an authority and someone was going to be dragged off<br>to the The Hague) is a threat and an inappropriate response to the supposed<br>provocation. Making such is a clear indication that there is a certain lack of<br>understanding of what's really going on.<br><br>(As an aside and for what it's worth: I commiserate with those worrying about<br>the whole Kiev/Kyiv thing. It's a huge "can of worms" and technical but it ain't<br><div>going to happen! If it were "fixed" this one time, a precedent would be set and<br></div><div>similar "problems" would have to be "fixed". It would be never ending. The</div><div>result being *technically unnecessary* database "churn". The stance that some-</div><div>thing like this are internal labels is an interesting solution to a "problem". Also,<br></div>thinking of them as a thing imposed over the barrel of a gun and wanting to "fix it"<br> *right now*, where others might not, is just going to raise ones blood pressure.<br>It will be changed sometime. The language or transliteration will change over<br>time, or there will be new generation of tzdb volunteer maintainers (hint, hint)<br><div>or, possibly, our own version of Vasili Arkhipov* will come along and find a solution. </div>Remember, sometimes a "problem" is merely a matter of perspective. (I was <br><div>also raised to appreciate an excellent quibble when I see one.))</div><br>(Also, I might be wrong, but one might consider that treating the TZ database<br>as if it were a legal document could be a mistake.)<br><br>Lastly, I personally would appreciate it if the folks "who have a bone to pick" would<br><div>spend the same amount of time they spend so carefully crafting their e-mails</div>*going over the content of the archives* before they actually send them. It also<br>might be helpful to *consult a subject matter expert* while composing, too. It might<br>just save some time for all of us.<br><br><div>* An underappreciated man who saved the world.</div><span class="ydpaef39e21em_N ydpaef39e21en_N"></span><ul data-test-id="navigable-list" class="ydpaef39e21hd_n ydpaef39e21P_0 ydpaef39e21H_6D6F ydpaef39e21M_0 ydpaef39e21ir3_0 ydpaef39e21iy_h ydpaef39e21D_F ydpaef39e21ab_C"><li class="ydpaef39e21G_e ydpaef39e21p_R"><span class="ydpaef39e21r_P ydpaef39e21D_F ydpaef39e21M_1Eu5U7 ydpaef39e21cdPFi_Z1RVMOO ydpaef39e21cdPFi4_Z2aVTcY ydpaef39e21rtlR_rtlR_h_2gl0WC"></span><br></li></ul></div><br></div></div></body></html>