- From: Michael Everson <everson@indigo.ie>
- Date: Fri, 24 Oct 1997 10:13:06 +0100
- To: w3-int-list@faerber.muc.de (Claus André Färber )
- Cc: www-international@w3.org
Ar 13:45 +0200 1997-10-23, scríobh Claus André Färber: >Chris Lilley <Chris.Lilley@sophia.inria.fr> schrieb: >>>> always use something like February 3, 2004. >> >> 2/3/2004 > >> 3/2/2004 >> 3 February 2004. > >So what if I only spoke languages in which the month names are so >distinct from the English ones that the character sequence "February" >would have no meaning to me at all? If you want a date format which is >understood by as many people as possible, you have to use "2004-02-03". Breton: 3 C'hwevror 2004 Sámi: guovvamánu 3 b. 2004 Inuktitut: 3 viivuari 2004 Two of these are even derived from a "February" prototype. Chris is right. We have International Standards for a reason. Do let us use them. Can the specifications of the current ISO standard handle the 52000 long count of the Maya? -- Michael Everson, Everson Gunn Teoranta 15 Port Chaeimhghein Íochtarach; Baile Átha Cliath 2; Éire (Ireland) Gutháin: +353 1 478-2597, +353 1 283-9396 http://www.indigo.ie/egt 27 Páirc an Fhéithlinn; Baile an Bhóthair; Co. Átha Cliath; Éire
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