Not a bad idea but even if the whole world went to UTC, there still needs to be
data about tz info in the past. I hope that they resolve this soon.
P.S. Is the farmer's almanac IP encumbered?
Chris
>________________________________
>From: David Kaiser <[email protected]>
>To: SoCal LUG Users List <[email protected]>
>Sent: Friday, October 7, 2011 8:29 AM
>Subject: [LinuxUsers] tzinfo taken offline
>
>Well - so much for timezones.
>
>http://www.thedailyparker.com/PermaLink,guid,c5f28bae-4b9c-41ea-b7b7-8891ad63c938.aspx
>
>Summary: the 'tzinfo' files are no longer online, and most of our
>linux/unix systems (and things like Java, Oracle, etc.) rely on these
>files for their date functionality. They are also sometimes known as
>the "Olson ID's"
>
>These facts are "intellectual property" now? Can the fact that Daylight
>Savings definitions changed between 1919 and 1920 be copyrighted?
>
>I guess it's time for the whole world to just start using UTC globally
>and no longer keep shifting hour-by-timezones. I personally would be
>fine with waking up at 15:00, getting to work by 17:00, etc...
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