It's good Debian is making this change now to be prepared when the legacy United States are downed at the end of 2052.

phantom784 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

That is the logic for using city-based timezone names rather than countries. Country borders change but cities tend to be more stable.

fph 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

Someone must have complained about `China/Hong Kong` to cause this change.

dripton 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Istanbul's not Constantinople.

	▲	dsr_ 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		You mean Byzantium? Nova Roma? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_Istanbul

The laws of the country can affect what timezone is used.

tempodox 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I can’t tell whether you’re joking. Seems like a distinct possibility now.

2052? I hope the last 2 digits aren't swapped...

	▲	boredumb 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		keep that energy when you and your family are starving in the dark with no running water.