Tom Lane wrote:
> Naz Gassiep <naz(at)mira(dot)net> writes:
>
>> Ok, that's kinda cool. But can I trust those names to not change from
>> version to version?
>>
>
> No, you can't. The reason there is no "nonvolatile" list of timezones
> is that timezones are subject to the whims of politicians, who can and
> do change them at the drop of a hat. Read the historical comments in
> the zic source files sometime...
As if war, famine, injustice and social inequality weren't enough,
politicians also have to screw up time zone handling in my app.
Damn politicians.
- Naz.