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<p><font face="monospace">I contribute from the standpoint of a
developer and maintainer of astrology software and astrological
web services.<br>
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<p><font face="monospace">Astrologers need pre-1970 data for correct
astrological charts.</font></p>
<p><font face="monospace">I accept that it is the responsibility of
the 'astrological community' to collect and maintain historical
time zone information. Thomas Shanks has been an important
researcher in this field, and his data were published in book
format. Some people I do not need to mention now made wrong
business decisions by trying to make these data their private
intellectual property, but these attempts have successfully
challenged and were rejected. <br>
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<p><font face="monospace">We can collectively consider time zone
history information published in books as free public domain
data.</font></p>
<p><font face="monospace">Of course I vote for the continued
maintenance of pre-1970 data in TZDB.</font></p>
<p><font face="monospace">Among Stephen Colebourne's proposals, I
think 2) makes the most sense.</font></p>
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">2) Pre-1970 data for each ID meeting the rule "ID as needed for
post-1970 data, with at least one per ISO country"</pre>
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<p><font face="monospace">Considering all the existing Link records
and backzone data, the condition 'at least one ID zone per
ISO-country' is mostly fulfilled. If here is something missing,
it can be added over a period of time without any urgency.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 02.11.21 08:09, Stephen Colebourne
via tz wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:CACzrW9CvU3Z1_xBa3hzX-X2gXxY0vOb1xxGKBKCe=eeVTgeN=A@mail.gmail.com">
<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">Thanks Brian and Adhemar for your thoughts. Does anyone else want to
chime in on the best way to move forward?
thanks
Stephen
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