Re: [calsify] New Timestamp Draft

> RFC 3339 or ISO 8601 is used all over the place.  It’s used in logging,
> email, and a great many other things.  Before the IETF goes monkeying with it,
> could the authors discuss what is driving this change?  What do you want people
> to do that they didn’t do before, and what do you want them to stop doing,
> and why?

+1. The stability of this specification has been invaluable.

> Also, I suggest that this work should go through DISPATCH.  There are a lot
> of other questions.  Here’s one: is the IETF really the right organization to
> do this work in? ISO wrote the underlying spec.  They presumably thought about
> it a lot.

+1. And if there's some sort of liason with ISO or whoever is responsible 
for this, they should be engaged.

				Ned


> > On 22 Jan 2021, at 17:16, Ujjwal Sharma <ryzokuken@igalia.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Steve!
> >
> > Sorry for taking a while before responding to your emails.
> >
> > Talking specifically about your concerns:
> >
> >> This document needs to define the meaning of time using a term other
> >> than UTC for any date prior to 1960.
> >
> >
> > and
> >
> >> Also note that cesium hyperfine frequency ... cesium second
> >
> >> was not adopted by the SI until 1967 August.
> >
> > For both of these, I like have to point out that none of these
> > definitions were added in this update and belong to the original RFC
> > (RFC 3339). That said, if folks agree that the original RFC incorrectly
> > defines these terms and they need to be updated, I'd be happy to correct
> > them in the next revision of the draft.
> >
> > That said, I would have to point out that my knowledge in this space is
> > rather limited and therefore it would be best if you recommended exactly
> > what the replacement should be. To take things further, you could also
> > make a pull request to the project at
> > https://github.com/ryzokuken/draft-ryzokuken-datetime-extended
> > or email me a git patch if you prefer that.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ujjwal
> >
> > --
> > Ujjwal "Ryzokuken" Sharma (he/him)
> >
> > Compilers Hacker, Node.js Core Collaborator and Speaker
> >
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