Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52076&edit=1
ID: 52076
Updated by: der...@php.net
Reported by: dfsdf at mailinator dot com
Summary: rename Australian time zone abbreviations to avoid
ambiguity
-Status: Open
+Status: Wont fix
Type: Feature/Change Request
Package: Date/time related
Operating System: Linux
PHP Version: 5.3.2
New Comment:
We are consuming another data source here. If you want to get this
changed, you need to take this up with the folks at
http://www.twinsun.com/tz/tz-link.htm through their mailing-list. I can
however tell you, that you probably have little success convincing them
without proper backed-up governmental descriptions.
Previous Comments:
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[2010-06-13 21:14:09] dfsdf at mailinator dot com
Description:
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In PHP, formatting a date with 'T' for an Australian East or Central
time zone generates "EST" and "CST" respectively. Since time zone
calculations often involve global context, it is confusing to have
multiple definitions of EST and CST, as EST is also used for Eastern
Standard Time (US) and CST for Central Standard Time (US).
To quote Wikipedia:
"The proper names of Australia's time zones vary. In international
contexts they are often called Australian Western Standard Time (AWST),
Australian Central Standard Time (ACST), and Australian Eastern Standard
Time (AEST). In domestic contexts the leading "Australian" is often
dropped."
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