Re: base object (was: Re: timezones (was Re: Internals))

2003-01-13 Thread Dave Rolsky
On Mon, 13 Jan 2003, fglock wrote: > > You'd think 19700329T033000. And you'd be right most of the time, > > but not if that time was a Europe/Amsterdam time. Then, it'd > > be 19700329T043000. > > > > So, I think we need to either put all of this inside the base object, > > or make the base objec

Re: base object (was: Re: timezones (was Re: Internals))

2003-01-13 Thread Martijn van Beers
On Mon, Jan 13, 2003 at 01:38:36PM -0500, Rich Bowen wrote: > On Mon, 13 Jan 2003, fglock wrote: > > > About "Rata Die" and "Julian Day": I'd prefer a seconds-based > > implementation, because leap seconds would make 'seconds' be a > > varying fraction, in a day-based calendar. > > Seems to me th

Re: base object (was: Re: timezones (was Re: Internals))

2003-01-13 Thread Dave Rolsky
On Mon, 13 Jan 2003, Rich Bowen wrote: > On Mon, 13 Jan 2003, fglock wrote: > > > About "Rata Die" and "Julian Day": I'd prefer a seconds-based > > implementation, because leap seconds would make 'seconds' be a > > varying fraction, in a day-based calendar. > > Seems to me that there is a differen