On 25 Jan 2012, at 19:05, Rob Seaman <sea...@noao.edu> wrote:
> Tony Finch wrote:
> 
>> You'll have to explain why you think videoconferencing breaks the Olson 
>> timezone database to me, because I don't get it.
> 
> I don't recall saying any such thing.  

I said:

> > Displaying the time correctly for multiple locations has been solved for 
> > decades. 

and explained how to do so using the Olson code and data, though you cut that 
part. You responded:

> Problems don't stay solved. Ubiquitous videoconferencing has changed the 
> nature of meetings.

Which implies that you think videoconferencing breaks the TZ database or any 
similar system for tracking timezone rules.

Tony.
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