[Bug 4642] Terminology: zone offset versus time zone

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=4642

           Summary: Terminology: zone offset versus time zone
           Product: XML Schema
           Version: 1.1 only
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: Datatypes: XSD Part 2
        AssignedTo: cmsmcq@w3.org
        ReportedBy: frans.englich@telia.com
         QAContact: www-xml-schema-comments@w3.org


The i18n Core Working Group published the Note  Working with Time Zones:

http://www.w3.org/TR/timezone/

where they discuss the difference between time zones and zone offsets(see
section 1.2 Identifying Time Zones and Zone Offsets). Notably, it reads: "XML
Schema only supports zone offset, but, confusingly, calls it time zone, see for
example section 3.2.8.1, lexical representation in [XML Schema]."

>From my understanding the assertions they do are correct.

Maybe this should be fixed in 1.1? A careful rename from "time zone" to "zone
offset"?

Received on Wednesday, 13 June 2007 12:57:31 UTC