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Subject: Re: [office-comment] Re: [office] Date and Timezone: draft text


2008/7/7  <robert_weir@us.ibm.com>:

> Yes, you are talking about users.  But I am thinking about users, and if
> their implementations suddenly started changing date-dependent financial
> calculations when their spreadsheet was emailed from Boston to LA, then
> chaos would ensue.  There is a 20-year convention in this area, with firm
> user expectations in how this works.  We're not going to change this in
> ODF 1.2.

I'd prefer to look forwards 1 year rather than back 20 Rob.

I'm sure it's your decision to make though.

regards



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