[tz] Re: [SPECULATIVE] Speculate that North America stops changing clocks

[James Bellaire via tz]

Yes, the patch assumes permanent standard time instead of permanent DST. 
Part of Mr Harris' argument that permanent standard time would be easiest. 
The government is not making the decision based on what would be easiest 
for programmers. 
 
 
 
 
 Thank you for planning based on what is actually proposed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 On July 29, 2026, at 14:27, Paul Eggert via tz < egg...@cs.ucla.edu > 
wrote: 
 
 
 
 
 
 On 2026-07-29 05:38, Brooks Harris wrote: 
 
 
 
 
 Yes it would propagate, though would be several issues: 
 
 
 
 
 * That aptch assumes the bill would be amended to take practical effect 
in November 2027, whereas speculative patch takes the bill as-is and so has 
practical effect November 2026. 
 
 
 
 
 * If that's the only patch, it would fail starting November 2027 because 
it would put New York at -05 when it should be -04. (Or maybe you were 
assuming the US would go back to permanent standard time? That's not in the 
bill.)