James Bellaire wrote: >> Rather, it was delayed by the lack of evidence of signed >> legislation [...] > > Even that "delay" was a published change 12 days after the initial > public announcement of intent on the radio (and then in a press > release) and _within a day of the actual effective date becoming > public._ > > I don't like using the word "delay" with that short of a time line.
Well, I didn’t say the interval (better word?) was the fault of the tzdb maintainers. Indeed, the responsiveness of getting that release out once the requirement was met was laudable. There seems to be a perception among the public that the moment a government official says “Yeah, it looks like we’ll probably do this,” tzdb will instantly be updated, not only on the IANA website but magically on everyone’s devices as well. The “delay” perceived by such public would be between the initial policy announcement on September 17 and the release of 2026e on September 30. So, well over 90% of that “delay” was on the Manitoba government. And, of course, none of that would have mattered if the time change were legislated to go into effect a year from now, which would have been the responsible thing to do, instead of a month from now. -- Doug Ewell, CC, ALB | Lakewood, CO, US | ewellic.org
