[DALI] timestamp format

[Patrick Dowler]

On 11/07/2013 02:14 PM, Mark Taylor wrote:
> Can I suggest that mention of ISO8601 is not completely excised -
> since it clearly looks like ISO8601 people who did not have the
> pleasure of participating in this discussion may wonder why it
> doesn't mention that standard at all and what the difference is.
>
> While I think that using FITS as the normative standard sounds
> reasonable, a non-normative comment or footnote mentioning that
> it's effectively ISO8601 without a Z, and with the meaning of
> UTC (er... if that's what it is) would be useful for readers.
>

Sure, I was thinking of fitting that in for clarity and to help developers.

thanks,

Pat

>
> On Thu, 7 Nov 2013, Patrick Dowler wrote:
>
>>
>> OK, it looks like the best solution is to change the references to FITS and
>> STC and probably not mention ISO8601 at all for the timestamp format in DALI.
>>
>> Thanks for the detailed info and discussion.
>>
>>
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>> Patrick Dowler
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Patrick Dowler
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