[tz] [PROPOSED PATCH 1/4] Prefer +-NN notation for UT-offset time zones in comments.

[Steve Allen]

On Wed 2016-08-24T09:56:09 -0400, Tim Parenti hath writ:
> I understand the partial motivation behind getting rid of the need to
> specify UTC±N, UT±N, and GMT±N, which do have differences, but I agree with
> the general sentiment expressed here that this negatively affects the
> readability of our commentary.

I agree about the readability, but I'm not sure what is best.
Furthermore, in some countries some of those different notations
are legally correct and others are not.  Some multi-lingual countries 
use different terms in the versions of their law written in the 
different languages.

Preprint 662 at the 2011 Future of UTC colloquium
http://www.cacr.caltech.edu/futureofutc/2011/preprints/index.html
and preprint 505 at the 2013 Future of UTC colloquium
http://www.cacr.caltech.edu/futureofutc/preprints/index.html
have a survey of the legal language in many countries and analysis
of the legislative processes which have resulted in the different
use of UT, UTC, GMT.

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