Thread: Time zone database
Hackers, Today on the ietf-applications list, I saw this: http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/apps-discuss/current/msg02301.html If there are particular issues with respect to the time zone database stuff that you all have struggled with and want highlighted, feel free to send them to me and I'll try to figure out whether they're relevant to this Internet Draft and the new plans. I will be at the IETF meeting in Prague, though I won't plan to attend the session in question unless someone tells me I ought. If none of this is relevant to Postgres, sorry for the noise. I just saw it in passing and remember some of the annoyances that happened in the past. Also, if you want me to see what you have to say, send your mail directly to me or cc: me. I can't really keep up with the volume on this list, and I'm likely to miss it if it's only here. Best, A -- Andrew Sullivan ajs@crankycanuck.ca
On 03.03.2011 20:45, Andrew Sullivan wrote: > Today on the ietf-applications list, I saw this: > > http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/apps-discuss/current/msg02301.html > > If there are particular issues with respect to the time zone database > stuff that you all have struggled with and want highlighted, feel free > to send them to me and I'll try to figure out whether they're relevant > to this Internet Draft and the new plans. I will be at the IETF > meeting in Prague, though I won't plan to attend the session in > question unless someone tells me I ought. > > If none of this is relevant to Postgres, sorry for the noise. I just > saw it in passing and remember some of the annoyances that happened in > the past. Yes, we use David Olson's tz database. According to this proposal, David Olson is retiring, and they propose that IETF takes over maintainership of the tz database. The idea seems to be that the work to keep the database and tz code current would continue like before, just in the hands of different people, so I don't think this affects us in any way. -- Heikki Linnakangas EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com
On Thu, Mar 03, 2011 at 09:27:58PM +0200, Heikki Linnakangas wrote: > Yes, we use David Olson's tz database. According to this proposal, David > Olson is retiring, and they propose that IETF takes over maintainership > of the tz database. Yeah, I guess I ought to have summarized. That is indeed the plan. > The idea seems to be that the work to keep the database and tz code > current would continue like before, just in the hands of different > people, so I don't think this affects us in any way. There is the possibility that the IETF will be somehow less quick to cope with changes. (The IETF is not a speedy way to get anything done.) I think that's the biggest reservation I've heard expressed. Anyway, as long as nobody's worried, I can stand mute :) Thanks for the reply. A -- Andrew Sullivan ajs@crankycanuck.ca