I considered the Judeo-Christian influence as well but it doesn't make
sense.
If God rested on the seventh day, why did calendars get produced with
Sunday as the first day of the week?
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On Jul 25, 2009, at 8:44 PM, Diana Wynne <di...@chestnutdrive.com>
wrote:
Thanks for all the responses. I checked in with my friend Brother
Karekin
(aka the punk monk). We worked on several calendar software products
together, and he affirmed this is indeed Judeo-Christian influence in
origin.
From a quick software survey, applications that are work focused
(Outlook,
iCal, Zimbra, etc) all get around this by having a workweek view and a
Sunday-Monday preference. Basecamp provides subtle shading on its
calendar
to focus your attention on M-F while still displaying S and S on
either
side. But because websites (as opposed to apps) rarely have user
preferences, Sunday starts are tha much more common.
My question wasn't about fighting a standard, but why a standard
that no
longer corresponds to secular life persists.
Diana
On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 3:49 AM, Jim Harrison <jvth...@msn.com> wrote:
Just a thought.
Maybe it's for religious reasons.
ie
Sunday is the most important day of the week because it's the day
you get to spend with God.
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