Re: UTC or not UTC for timestamps in the past ([FEATURE REQUEST] Timezone support in org-mode)

[Jean Louis]

* Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> [2023-01-24 20:12]:
> On 22/01/2023 14:48, Tim Cross wrote:
> > Timestamp for a log
> > record I would probably want <YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM Z> or one of the
> > variants because the most common way I use those types of timestamp is
> > in diagnosing problems and comparing revords from various locations
> > where I don't care about the local time where the record was generated,
> > but with when it occurred in relation to other log recores.
> 
> I agree that it is more convenient to have uniform offset in such case,
> especially in the case of multiple files having their specific timezone.
> During trips I do not expect so much changes of timezone to make comparison
> of timestamps significantly harder.
> 
> > I would argue that all depends on how you use the information. My org
> > files are consumed by me (reading) and by scripts, elisp and other
> > programs.
> 
> For scripts given offset should not be an issue at all. And it is up to you
> if you prefer to have UTC instead of local time offset in you files.

Surely I understand your point of view, but offset does not provide to
people their local time, that would just make confusion.

-- 
Jean

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