Quoting Mark Davis (U) via tz on Saturday October 03, 2026:
> We've discussed in Unicode about putting up a page with a similar warning. I
> would encourage an IANA web page on the topic. While the TZDB is unknown to
> many people, a page would provide a place for others to link to.
There is no doubt more we can do here, and I think there is merit in
a dedicated straightforward resource that provides a step-by-step for
policy makers. We've done a mix of presentations, engagements and
articles on the topics, e.g. in 2023:
Because of this propagation time, it is crucial that policymakers
provide a year or more advance notice to IANA before changes to their
time zone policies take effect. Without this lead time it is almost
guaranteed there will be great confusion caused by the use of
inconsistently distributed time zone data.
With that said I think the key is identifying the right forums to share this
work so it actually makes a useful impact. The nature of the work we do at IANA
and broadly within ICANN tends to be more with national governments. With the
recent changes in Canada it seems this is being more driven at a provincial
level, and there is probably not a good nexus there to reach the right people.
So, where can we spread the message to help it resonate? Is there any place
where the message could help make an impactful difference to policymaking?
kim
