Package: release.debian.org Severity: wishlist
I'd like to propose that pages in release.debian.org use ISO 8601 YYYY-MM-DD dates instead or shorthand English names. An excerpt: Recent release updates [2010-Oct-05] Release Team meeting minutes (and release update) [2010-Sep-21] Bit from the Release Team: Status of hppa [2010-Sep-03] Release Update: freeze guidelines, transitions, BSP, rc bug fixes [2010-Aug-07] Bits from the (chilly) release team For the english speaking audience the date information may be easy to comprehend, but for non-natives and in worldwide use it is difficult to recall the correct english order of the months. An example: "Does September come before of after October, or some other month?" As for ISO 8601, being a pure numeric format (YYYY-MM-DD), there is no need for a person to "calculate and recall" the order in one's head. An example: 2010-10-15 The Month order is immediately "obvious" 2010-11-02 This date format is also internationally understood and suitable for immediate use. -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_DK.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_DK.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-release-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20101118185822.1068.40496.report...@debproxy.cante.net