From 06520a2b42f242868260e389f7871a1b691e0525 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Eggert Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2020 14:08:25 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 44/47] Tighten up scope wording MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Problem reported by Michael Deckers in: https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/tz/2020-October/029299.html * theory.html: Reword scope to be less ambitious. * tz-link.html: Remove “computer-based”. --- theory.html | 2 +- tz-link.html | 2 +- 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/theory.html b/theory.html index 22b9815..4613799 100644 --- a/theory.html +++ b/theory.html @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ The tz database attempts to record the history and predicted future of -all computer-based clocks that track civil time. +civil time scales. It organizes time zone and daylight saving time data by partitioning the world into timezones diff --git a/tz-link.html b/tz-link.html index b634082..606a83b 100644 --- a/tz-link.html +++ b/tz-link.html @@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ advance, as this will coordinate updates to many cell phones, computers, and other devices around the world. The change should be officially announced at least a year before it affects how clocks operate; otherwise, there is a good chance that some -computer-based clocks will operate incorrectly after the change, due +clocks will operate incorrectly after the change, due to delays in propagating updates to software and data. The shorter the notice, the more likely clock problems will arise; see "On -- 1.8.3.1