[tz] EST/EDT vs AEST/AEDT in AQ

[Tobias Conradi]

On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 2:57 AM, John Hawkinson <jhawk at mit.edu> wrote:
> Tobias Conradi <mail.2012 at tobiasconradi.com> wrote on Tue, 16 Apr 2013
> at 02:53:16 +0200 in <CAAGevbVts2-_svZLVohwN7E+U-aTkMAdQCpgG_h5s78E=HQBDQ at mail.gmail.com>:
>
>> Summary for Lord Howe:
>>
>> LHST Lord Howe Standard Time - save 0:00
>> LHDT Lord Howe Daylight saving Time - save 1:00
>> LHHDT Lord Howe Half Daylight saving Time - save 0:30
>
> Why would we prefer LHHDT to "LHHT"?

Because xHDT and xHST are established practice in the database. For
the double saving counterpart xDDT and xDST are used.

If one wants to change that, then maybe for all xHDT and xHST.

Answering in one word: consistency.



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