| From: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net> |
| Cc: | Trevor Talbot <quension(at)gmail(dot)com>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>, Zdenek Kotala <Zdenek(dot)Kotala(at)sun(dot)com>, Devrim GÜNDÜZ <devrim(at)commandprompt(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: New tzdata available |
| Date: | 2007-11-09 07:26:11 |
| Message-ID: | 1872.1194593171@sss.pgh.pa.us |
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Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net> writes:
> On Thu, Nov 08, 2007 at 05:46:08PM -0800, Trevor Talbot wrote:
>> I've been wondering lately why it isn't just stored in the database somewhere.
> That's a different question. One reason is that we wanted files compatible
> with the stuff that was included in the zic library.
I think the one lesson we have entirely absorbed is that we don't want
to be in-the-loop for timezone updates. I don't see how keeping the
info "inside" the DB would help that.
Plan B would be to take out contracts on all the banana-republic
politicians who think that changing DST laws with a month's notice
is a pleasant pastime. I fear we lack the resources for that,
unfortunately.
regards, tom lane
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