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Re: LYNX-DEV Genuine internationalisation.
From: |
Jonathan Ridler |
Subject: |
Re: LYNX-DEV Genuine internationalisation. |
Date: |
Thu, 06 Feb 1997 10:26:18 +1100 |
I said:
> I suggest that lynx be genuinely internationalised by
> ensuring that all dates in all code, documentation and discussion be in
> dd-mmm-yyyy format.
Paul Gilmartin replied: (others replied with variations on the theme too.)
> I thought the most formally approved standard was yyyy-mm-dd. For example:
> Linkname: Summary of International Standard Date and Time Notation
> URL: http://www.unisys.com/marketplace/year2000/geninfo/datestd.htm
> by Phil Dodd, Unisys Australia
> Australian Standard AS 3802-1989 and Internation Standard ISO 8601:1988
> specify numeric representations of date and time. The information in
> this document was extracted from these two standards. The international
> standard notation representing the year, month, and day is:
> YYYY-MM-DD
My original suggestion was not intended to restrict the form to dd-mmm-yyyy.
It is the one I take for granted most of the time, but there are a multitude of
legitimate formats. Whatever format is used, however, must meet two fundamental
requirements in my view:
- it must be unambiguous in all parts of the world.
- it must have a four digit year, to prevent even a hint of Year 2000
problems.
One other desirable attribute is readability. For example, 1997-02-06 is
somewhat more readable than 19970206.
Jonathan.
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