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[Bug localedata/3156] LC_TIME for pl_PL doesn't match standard usage


------- Additional Comments From zbiggy at o2 dot pl  2007-09-25 19:32 -------
Please revert pl_PL-LC_TIME.patch ASAP. Someone made a joke on you. This archaic
date stamping using roman month numbers was never officially approved, never in
widespread use. It is only used if author of a document wanted to gain artistic
effect. That is why roman numbering of months is usually found in documents
together with Gothic fonts and Anno Domini A.D. prefix before date.

I'm sure glibc maintainers implemented this patch having good will in mind. Next
time before applying such patch please ask Polish Linux translation teams if
future localization patches are not a hostile joke.

This patch make Polish Linux community suffer (broken apps, logs, errors in data
processing). This patch is proof of concept how big negative impact can have
single person on whole community.

This patch breaks national standards:
PN-EN 28601:2002 which is the same as ISO 8601:2004
http://www.pkn.pl/index.php?a=show&m=katalog&id=463318&page=1
here is free access via wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601

The PN-EN 28601:2002 (ISO 8601:2004) is required format for data sorting in data
processing machines. Example: 2007-09-24

In real life (government documents, administration, commerce) for comfortable
user view dd-MM-CCYY format is used. Where:
dd - day in two digits format
MM - month in two digits format
CC - century in two digits format
YY - year in two digits format
Example: 24-09-2007
On paper documents instead of dash "-" separator a "." dot can be found. However
because of growing computerization of country administration and increasing
number of personal computer users dash becomes more popular over dot because it
is better visible on screen and after printing.

To all maintainers (no matter if it is glibc or other project): Please always
verify all localization patches by sending them (in human understandable format)
to official translation teams of a given Language/Region. This will keep Linux
safe and not compromised.

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           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|REOPENED                    |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |WONTFIX


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