Alexander Belopolsky <belopol...@users.sourceforge.net> added the comment:
On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 3:26 PM, Antoine Pitrou <rep...@bugs.python.org> wrote: .. > >> Yes, UTC not being a proper acronym in any human language is one >> problem, > > Ok. Too bad you don't live on the same planet than most of us. I bail > out. Sorry that my attempt at humor has proven to be too subtle. I was referring to the following fact: """ The International Telecommunication Union wanted Coordinated Universal Time to have the same symbol in all languages. English and French speakers wanted the initials of both their respective language's terms to be used internationally: "CUT" for "coordinated universal time" and "TUC" for "temps universel coordonné". This resulted in the final compromise of "UTC". """ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time ---------- _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue2736> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
