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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Re: Time zone database shut down by legal threat
From: zardozrocks@gmail.com ("J. Adams")

Is the IANA tz database subject to the same constraints as the old one?  
If so, it may be subject to the same legal constraints. I believe it 
would be wise to seek some quality legal advice on the issue.  I have 
tried to contact the Free Software Foundation and the EFF just to see 
what they might say. I'll pass on anything interesting.



On 10/7/2011 6:55 AM, Derick Rethans wrote:
> On Fri, 7 Oct 2011, Lester Caine wrote:
>
>> Derick Rethans wrote:
>>>> FYI:http://blog.joda.org/2011/10/today-time-zone-database-was-closed.html
>>>>>   This could impact PHP as well since it bundles the database.
>>> We don't actually bundle the database as rules. Instead, we bundle a
>>> compiled version of that, and the original rules do not remain in
>>> what we bundle. Not sure whether that means it impacts us or not,
>>> and I will not be making any comments about that.
>> Unfortunately if the courts rule that the data is not public domain,
>> then any use of it would be blocked and liable to license claims? It
>> is the current block on making any future updates to the data which is
>> a problem that will need to be addressed at some point? So ignoring
>> the problem is not really practical :(
> The TZ database maintenance is/was in the process of being put under the
> IANA as DAO is going on retirement soon. In that light, a new ML has
> already been set-up where the timezone database is now being maintained.
> New versions of the database will come out as usual, and we'll update
> PHP with those new database rules.
>
> cheers,
> Derick
>