Re: [PATCH] ISO 8601 basic format and decimal hours, minutes

2020-03-22 Thread Alex Eulenberg
Posting my response now that I have I finally got the copyright assignment, including employer disclaimer, finalized. Original patch posted Feb 19, 2019, for reference: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2019-02/msg00041.html Now responding to Assaf's comments from April of last

Re: [PATCH] ISO 8601 basic format and decimal hours, minutes

2019-04-07 Thread Paul Eggert
Assaf Gordon wrote: Adding new accepted formats is good, but rejecting (or changing the meaning of) currently-accepted formats is a much more problematic decision due to breaking existing programs. I think that before continuing, it should be discussed and decided whether this is acceptable or

Re: [PATCH] ISO 8601 basic format and decimal hours, minutes

2019-04-07 Thread Assaf Gordon
Hello Alex, Thank for you putting the time for writing the patch and descriptions in such details. In general: On 2019-02-18 9:00 p.m., Alex Eulenberg wrote: 1. Accept dates in the ISO 8601 basic date and time format. [...]> 2. Accept decimal fractions of time units other than seconds in

Re: [PATCH] ISO 8601 basic format and decimal hours, minutes

2019-04-06 Thread Alex Eulenberg
On 2019-02-18 20:00 PST, Alex Eulenberg wrote: 1. Accept dates in the ISO 8601 basic date and time format. This is a format allowing the expression of point in time to the resolution of a second with only alphanumeric characters -- no spaces, no punctuation -- suitable for use in fields that