I think the whole issue is resolved now, because the news index is using YYYY/MM/DD now.
Kind regards, Anselm 2009/3/13 Uriel <urie...@gmail.com>: > The '-' is a tr(1) call away, but I don't see the point, and using '/' > emphasizes the fs structure and that the urls are 'hackable' (as the > latest buzzword goes). > > uriel > > On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 6:34 PM, <sta...@cs.tu-berlin.de> wrote: >> * markus schnalke <mei...@marmaro.de> [2009-03-11 16:42]: >>> [2009-03-11 16:10] yy <yiyu....@gmail.com> >>> > OTOH, a >>> > yyyy/mm/dd structure is convenient to organize months and years in a >>> > tree structure, i.e. directories >>> >>> If yyyy/mm/dd depicts a path, I agree. Anyway, in this case it's the >>> only way, as slash separates files in a path. >> >> One can use the standard for representation, i.e. show 2042-03-11 _and_ >> store files in 2042/03/11 ( ... as was the intention when time was invented >> :o) ). >> What's the problem? >> >> Well, this will effectively result in URLs like >> http://foo.bar.bg/posts/2042/03/11/date-format-is-confusing.html which may >> be a bit confusing for some people, but the context (hierarchical >> structure) should prompt what date it is supposed to be. (if one is aware >> of what the intention was when time was invented) >> :o) >> >> -- >> cheers >> stanio_