Brave new (1.0) world.

[Andy Lester]

On Feb 24, 2009, at 4:09 PM, Mark Glines wrote:

>>> I'd prefer GONE AFTER AUGUST 30, 2009 to make it absolutely  
>>> clear.  Heck,
>>> I'd say "GONE AFTER 23:59 GMT AUGUST 30, 2009".
>>
>> We can also put the unix time number... in dec, hex and octal ;)
>
> In TAI64 format, of course.


You laugh, but how many people squawked about the OSCON proposal  
deadline being January Nth, and wondering "Is that midnight the start  
of January Nth, or 23:59 at the end of January Nth"?

A day is not a deadline.  It's a big wide spot.

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