[tz] [PROPOSED 2/2] * theory.html: Cite Hinnant instead of the 1980s HP work.

[Arthur David Olson]

 > -    Other time conversion proposals, in particular the one developed
> -    by folks at Hewlett Packard, offer a wider selection of functions
> +    Other time conversion proposals, in particular those supported by the
> +    <a href="https://howardhinnant.github.io/date/tz.html">Time Zone

Note that the passage being changed dates back to the 1980s, when Hewlett
Packard had variant time handling software;
I believe the Howard E. Hinnant package is distinct from that. One
possibility: reference both, expanding "folks at Hewlett Packard" to "folk
at Hewlett Packard in the 1980s."

    @dashdashado

On Fri, May 25, 2018 at 2:14 PM, Paul Eggert <eggert at cs.ucla.edu> wrote:

> ---
>  theory.html | 5 +++--
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/theory.html b/theory.html
> index 298972e..2f57ea2 100644
> --- a/theory.html
> +++ b/theory.html
> @@ -1098,8 +1098,9 @@ The vestigial <abbr>API</abbr>s are:
>      standardization proposals.
>    </li>
>    <li>
> -    Other time conversion proposals, in particular the one developed
> -    by folks at Hewlett Packard, offer a wider selection of functions
> +    Other time conversion proposals, in particular those supported by the
> +    <a href="https://howardhinnant.github.io/date/tz.html">Time Zone
> +    Database Parser</a>, offer a wider selection of functions
>      that provide capabilities beyond those provided here.
>      The absence of such functions from this package is not meant to
>      discourage the development, standardization, or use of such
> --
> 2.17.0
>
>
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