Re: [POLL] Proposed syntax for timestamps with time zone info (was: [FEATURE REQUEST] Timezone support in org-mode datestamps and org-agenda)

[Max Nikulin]

On 14/02/2023 16:45, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 14, 2023 at 10:41:38AM +0100, Heinz Tuechler wrote:
> > Jean Louis wrote/hat geschrieben on/am 14.02.2023 07:00:
> > > Then just representation must be clear: @UTC is unclear in those
> > > cases, but @RELTOUTC would be clear.
> >
> > @RELTOUTC seems unfortunate, as it states only the obvious. If at all,
> > it should be @AHEADUTC or @BEHINDUTC or some abbreviation of it, but as
> > said above, it seems not necessary to me.
>
> That's what the "+" and "-" do, anyway.

TZ=Etc/GMT-8 date '+%F %a %T %z %Z'
2023-02-14 Tue 19:37:01 +0800 +08

TZ=Etc/GMT+8 date '+%F %a %T %z %Z'
2023-02-14 Tue 03:38:24 -0800 -08

Notice sign in time zone identifier is opposite to time offset. However 
I am against RELTOUTC/AHEADUTC/BEHINDUTC. From my point of view 
+0800/-0800 is clear enough.

P.S. Last +08/-08 are really time zone abbreviations, not offset, 
however unlike "BST" & Co. they are acceptable to specify offset 
unambiguously.