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Time Zone Database Has New Home After Lawsuit

Posted by samzenpus on Monday October 17, 2011 @04:15AM 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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Re:It is a big difference. by SpiralSpirit · 2011-10-17 05:56 · Score: -1, Offtopic

lol that would be true if we werent first to file. is that patents or copyrights again?
Re:So? by SpiralSpirit · 2011-10-17 05:59 · Score: -1, Offtopic

the jumper terminals they install on your neck are a pita when you have to put a sweater on, though.
Re:Ego? by SpiralSpirit · 2011-10-17 06:17 · Score: -1, Offtopic

I never claimed to have not made a mistake, in fact I said so several times. I just said that people should lighten up. I'm ok with that. I'm ok with being frustrating too. It seems though that mostly causality decided that I had to bow to his greatness at catching a mistake, apologize profusely, and then thank him for being an ass about it. So I was an ass in return. He should really lighten up.