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From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
Subject: Re: Inspiration for a better calendar package?
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On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:47:56 -0800 (PST), sjw wrote:

> On Dec 15, 1:46�pm, "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mail...@dmitry-kazakov.de>
> wrote:
>> On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:59:02 +0100, Wilhelm Spickermann wrote:
>>> On the other hand, we can make an appointment for the
>>> 17-aug-2023, 10:00 UTC and this is also a somehow clearly
>>> specified point in time, as we would be able to meet at that
>>> time.
>>
>> No we cannot. 17-aug-2023, 10:00 UTC has no meaning. We don't know if this
>> date will ever exist.
> 
> Because the world might have come to an end, maybe? I think we should
> restrict ourselves to reasonable possibilities!

If you say that you can predict political regulations on this matter, then
that automatically removes the issue.

Remember that the point was, that 17-aug-2023 refers to an unknown UTC
time, because we cannot know future regulations. Now, either we know them,
or not. If we know them, then 17-aug-2023 for any given point on the Earth
refers to an UTC time. If we don't then 17-aug-2023 is meaningless at the
locations of unknown regulations.

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Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de