Re: POSIX TS spec reverses the meaning of TZ offset compared to ISO (was: [POLL] Proposed syntax for timestamps with time zone info

[Heinz Tuechler]

tomas@tuxteam.de wrote/hat geschrieben on/am 01.02.2023 14:51:
> 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
Same for me, I usually see ISO offset. Further, I am used to exchange
time designations (CET, EST, PDT,...) instead of [continent/city]
timezone names. My impression is that many of non experts like me don't
know in which time zone they are living. Is it trivial to find the
[continent/city] timezone name to a specific place?
best, Heinz