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In message <alpine.lsu.2.00.1408271011340.23...@hermes-1.csi.cam.ac.uk>, Tony F
inch writes:
>Brooks Harris <bro...@edlmax.com> wrote:
>>
>> Its important to note 8601 is silent on how "Daylight Savings Time" is 
>> handled
>> and provides no recommendation of how it might be indicated or represented.
>
>ISO 8601 does not represent daylight saving nor time zones.

I'm told this was by design.

The intent was that you could always use an 8601 string without
reference to "external cultural databases".

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