From: Matthias Urlichs <smurf@smurf.noris.de>
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 18:07:39 GMT
Subject: Re: Teach "approxidate" about weekday syntax
Message-ID: <pan.2005.11.18.18.07.37.819505@smurf.noris.de>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.58.0511180806550.25159@shark.he.net>

Randy.Dunlap wrote:

> ~Randy  [who would just use ISO standard date format]

You can't just use non-confusing dates. 
People used to confusion would be confused.

Speaking of which ..:

Linus Torvalds wrote:
>> 5 months with 73 days each; Chaos, Discord, Confusion, Bureaucracy, The
>>  Aftermath
> I'm sorry, but having "git log --since=confusion" would just be
> irresponsible.
> 
Possibly, but on the other hand there'd be a lot more truth in these than
in our current month names. (November hasn't been the ninth month for
*some* time now...)

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