[Tzdist-bis] Opsdir last call review of draft-murchison-tzdist-tzif-14

[Qin Wu <[e-mail]>]

Reviewer: Qin Wu
Review result: Has Nits

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This document defines the Time Zone Information Format (TZif) for representing
and exchanging time zone information. The typical application is iCalendar or
scheduling system.

This document is ready, and I only found a few nits in it.
1.Section 3, what is 32-bit transitions, what is 64 bit transitions, how it is
different from 32-bit transition times and leap second occurrences, why header
should also include 32 bit transitions? Wouldn’t header a 44-octet header?
Would it be great to add transition as a new term in the terminology section.

2.Section 3.2 What is the header of the 64-bit data block, how it is different
from 64bit transitions? Isn’t header of the 64 bit data block 44-octet header?

3.Leap second records definition
How 64 bit data block can be used to accommodate 16 octet records?
4. Can you explain footer is needed for version 2 and 3 of TZif file while not
needed for version 1?