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Re: IETF must use only UTC in its announcements (Was: Live Streaming of the IETF 88 Technical Plenary

Scott Brim <scott.brim@gmail.com> Wed, 30 October 2013 14:25 UTC

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Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 10:24:50 -0400
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Subject: Re: IETF must use only UTC in its announcements (Was: Live Streaming of the IETF 88 Technical Plenary
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One aspect of the problem is calendar apps.  Some rather popular ones don't
have a way to enter UTC, only UK time eg. BST, so you need some local time
somewhere to enter the event in your calendar.

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