Re: POSIX TS spec reverses the meaning of TZ offset compared to ISO (was: [POLL] Proposed syntax for timestamps with time zone info (was: [FEATURE REQUEST] Timezone support in org-mode datestamps and org-agenda))

[tomas]

On Wed, Feb 01, 2023 at 01:26:36PM +0000, Ihor Radchenko wrote:
> [ adding Org ML back to CC ]
> 
> Christian Moe <mail@christianmoe.com> writes:
> 
> >> Note, however, that because we are conforming to POSIX TZ, @UTC+2 is two
> >> hours _behind_ the Greenwich.
> >
> > Ouch.
> 
> This is probably something we need to discuss further.
> 
> Dear All,
> 
> There is potential confusion coming from the different interpretations
> of the time zone offsets used in ISO8601 and POSIX TZ specs:

This is unfortunate indeed. I'd tend to pick one and not to allow
both, out of fear of counfusion. And if I had to pick one, I'd pick
ISO, which I've seen more often in the wild. But this might quite
well be some sort of bias.

Cheers
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t

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