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Time Zone Database Has New Home After Lawsuit

Posted by samzenpus on from the let-us-handle-this dept.

networkBoy writes "ICANN has taken stewardship of the time zone database after its original operators were sued for copyright infringement by an astrology software company, saying they will 'deal with any legal matters as they arise'. From the article: 'Without this database and others like it, computers would display Greenwich Mean Time, or the time in London when it isn't on summer time. People would have to manually calculate local time when they schedule meetings or book flights.'"

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  1. Really? We're going to trust ICANN with this? by damn_registrars · · Score: 3, Funny

    ICANN is the same group of idiots who decided in spite of numerous objections that selling gTLDs - and giving away all the rights and responsibilities for them - was a good idea. These guys don't have the best interest of anyone other than themselves in mind, and will probably sell this off to the highest bidder in a matter of months.

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  2. Abolish time zones by mykos · · Score: 3, Funny
    Time zones are not necessary in today's world.

    And while we're at it, let's switch to metric clocks.

  3. My only question by Eil · · Score: 2, Funny

    Will I finally be able to buy my own vanity timezone for $200,000?

  4. Re:or... by roc97007 · · Score: 3, Funny

    In Leonard Hofstadter's voice "please don't ask that please don't ask that oh crap, you asked that. We'll never make it to the movie now."

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    Oliver's law of assumed responsibility: If you're seen fixing it, you will be blamed for breaking it.