Re: Aussie timezone database changes incoming

From: Gavin Flower <GavinFlower(at)archidevsys(dot)co(dot)nz>
To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Craig Ringer <craig(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, "pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Aussie timezone database changes incoming
Date: 2014-09-11 19:45:33
Message-ID: 5411FBDD.8020704@archidevsys.co.nz
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On 12/09/14 01:57, Robert Haas wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 12:20 AM, Craig Ringer <craig(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> wrote:
>> I shouldn't be surprised that Australia gets to change. While the cynic
>> in me thinks this is the usual USA-is-the-center-of-the-universe-ism, in
>> reality it makes sense given relative population and likely impact.
> Just because it makes sense doesn't mean it isn't
> USA-is-the-center-of-the-universe-ism.
>
> ...Robert
>
>
In the same way the Americans tend to act like they are not on a planet,
by saying something will happen in Summer - completely ignoring that for
people who live in the Southern hemisphere, for whom that will be Winter!

Cheers,
Gavin

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