On 2026-10-02 12:35, justin--- via tz wrote:
I'm a contractor with the BC gov't, and have been working through all of this
for the last several months. I understand the rationale for not jumping on
PCT, but I'm less certain of the reason for choosing MST over PDT (and yes,
I've read the comments in northamerica).
As Brian says, MST is not commonly used in BC aside from those regions that
adopted it, and can lead to some real confusion because of it's identification
with Alberta. I would say the common understanding in BC generally is that PDT
is permanent, so PDT is the natural successor abbreviation. That said, I'm
unclear on how the decision on which way to go actually happens, and how I
might advocate for PDT.
Within gov't, it's generally expected that we'll display PCT for dates after
Nov. 1st, so I've got some work to do regardless.
Hi Justin,
If you use CLDR and ICU, you can probably add a BC localisation for BC time
output, but should recognize that outside of the BC govt, and the province,
nobody will know what they are on about, and IANA zones are the underlying
interchange standard in scheduling and calendaring systems (meeting.ics
meeting.vcs), except internally in proprietary commercial software, in which
case, welcome to Y2K26, and you can get a start on Y2K38 while you're in there! ;^>
[Will you make the changes in time, Justin? Ouch! Don't be so violent!] ;^>
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Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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mais lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à retrancher but when there is no more to cut
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