Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:59:56 +0200 From: Daniel Seuffert <DS@praxisvermittlung24.de> To: docs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r193688 - head/share/timedef Message-ID: <4A2FD87C.8000905@praxisvermittlung24.de> In-Reply-To: <4A2FD18C.4090303@gmx.de> References: <200906080533.n585X9ao017209@svn.freebsd.org> <20090608123856.570933oz30orz0w0@webmail.leidinger.net> <20090609051150.GE98804@mavetju.org> <4A2FD18C.4090303@gmx.de>
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Oliver Fischer wrote: > Edwin Groothuis wrote: >> On Mon, Jun 08, 2009 at 12:38:56PM +0200, Alexander Leidinger wrote: >>>> [patch] [locale] German locales use old %d.%m.%y date format >>>> instead of newer ISO date >>>> >>>> From the submitter: >>>> >>>> DIN 5008 (German norm for text processing) defines the old date >>>> format (%d.%m.%Y) to be obsolete and to be used only, if unambigous. >>>> In international communications the new format (%Y-%m-%d) is now >>>> required and FreeBSD should respect this. >> What do the German doc people think about it? > > I share Alexanders opinion. In daily communication the normal date > format is still %d.%m.%Y and I am sure, it will remain for nearly ever ;-) > > Oliver +1 nobody uses that format and I have never seen that. - Daniel
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