Re: ACTION A-Redmond05-01: timezone health warning

Note: someone in IBM objected to the statement:

 > One application for this type of representation is for values that 
are time zone independent, representing a logical event divorced from a 
particular location on the Earth. For example, a person's birth date is 
independent of time zone.

He has a certain point. My birth date is not really disconnected, since 
it is based on the time zone where I was born. For example, I was born 
at 7:32 PT on Sept 13 (and for those who like puzzles, my age today in 
hex is the transposition of my name in decimal).

Should we use a different example or slightly different wording?

Mark

Addison Phillips wrote:
> Dear Ashok,
> 
> Thanks for this update and the changes, which look fine. We took an action in our meeting today to reduce the Wiki to Note format and request publication as a Note ASAP. You should see the first transition request next week.
> 
> Addison
> 
> Addison P. Phillips
> Globalization Architect, Quest Software
> Chair, W3C Internationalization Core Working Group
> 
> Internationalization is not a feature.
> It is an architecture. 
> 
> 
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Ashok Malhotra [mailto:ashok.malhotra@oracle.com]
>>Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 9:44 AM
>>To: Addison Phillips; Paul Cotton
>>Cc: w3c-xsl-query@w3.org; public-i18n-core@w3.org
>>Subject: RE: ACTION A-Redmond05-01: timezone health warning
>>
>>The XML Query and the XSL WGs decided that the text on the Wiki page
>>was acceptable for publication as a note as long as a couple of changes
>>were made.  I have made the changes.
>>
>>Can you publish the material as a note?  Please inform us when that is
>>done
>>and we will add the appropriate reference from the F&O.
>>
>>All the best, Ashok
>>
>>
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>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Addison Phillips [mailto:addison.phillips@quest.com]
>>>Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 8:49 AM
>>>To: Paul Cotton; ashok.malhotra@oracle.com
>>>Cc: w3c-xsl-query@w3.org; public-i18n-core@w3.org
>>>Subject: RE: ACTION A-Redmond05-01: timezone health warning
>>>
>>>Hi Paul,
>>>
>>>I had an action item to follow up this week with Ashok. I
>>>believe we are done with our editing homework. The question
>>>is what form the health warning should take in your document.
>>>Our text is slightly long.
>>>
>>>We want to suggest that we publish our document as a Note and
>>>that you include a reference to it in your document.
>>>
>>>The document itself is currently located in the Wiki:
>>>
>>>http://esw.w3.org/topic/i18nFAQTimeZone#preview
>>>
>>>Please let us know if you have particular concerns with the
>>>content or if you prefer a different course of action for
>>>including material from it in yours.
>>>
>>>Addison
>>>
>>>Addison P. Phillips
>>>Globalization Architect, Quest Software
>>>Chair, W3C Internationalization Core Working Group
>>>
>>>Internationalization is not a feature.
>>>It is an architecture.
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: Paul Cotton [mailto:pcotton@microsoft.com]
>>>>Sent: 2005?8?31? 20:55
>>>>To: ashok.malhotra@oracle.com; Addison Phillips
>>>>Cc: w3c-xsl-query@w3.org
>>>>Subject: ACTION A-Redmond05-01: timezone health warning
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>ACTION A-Redmond05-01 Ashok will work with Addison to
>>>
>>>develop text
>>>
>>>>>for the timezone health warning.  ETA end of August.
>>>>
>>>>Is the text for the health warning ready?  If it is can one of you
>>>>please reply to this message with the proposed text or a
>>>
>>>pointer to it?
>>>
>>>>/paulc
>>>>
>>>>Paul Cotton, Microsoft Canada
>>>>17 Eleanor Drive, Nepean, Ontario K2E 6A3
>>>>Tel: (613) 225-5445 Fax: (425) 936-7329 mailto:pcotton@microsoft.com
>>>>
>>>>
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