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Re: the Olson Timezone Database - it's back!

From	Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject	Re: the Olson Timezone Database - it's back!
Date	2012-02-23 14:06 -0800
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On Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:27:58 +0000, Tom Anderson
<twic@urchin.earth.li> wrote:

>On Thu, 23 Feb 2012, Lew wrote:
>
>> On 02/22/2012 11:11 PM, Fredrik Jonson wrote:
>>
>>> In what sounds like a sudden outbreak of common sense the lawsuit against
>>> Olson and Eggert. There following is, believe it or not, a statement from
>>> Astrolabe:
>>>
>>>   "Astrolabe's lawsuit against Mr. Olson and Mr. Eggert was based on a flawed
>>>   understanding of the law. We now recognize that historical facts are no
>>>   one's property and, accordingly, are withdrawing our Complaint. We deeply
>>>   regret the disruption that our lawsuit caused for the volunteers who
>>>   maintain the TZ database, and for Internet users."
>>> 
>>> https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-wins-protection-time-zone-database
>>
>> Well, that sure earns my respect. Good on them for owning up so forthrightly.
>
>I imagine the threat of the EFF's battle-hardened lawyers taking your 
>dinner money does wonders for your for clarity of understanding:

     Or possibly a more knowledgeable lawyer laying out the facts.

>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/01/just-facts-lawsuit-against-timezone-database-deserves-sanctions

     Let them save face.  Unless they try a stunt like this again,
best to let it lie.

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

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        Re: the Olson Timezone Database - it's back! Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-02-23 14:06 -0800

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