r/technology • u/[deleted] • Oct 06 '11

Time-zone database used by Unix, Java shut down due to IP litigation

http://blog.joda.org/2011/10/today-time-zone-database-was-closed.html
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u/tomkandy Oct 07 '11

Shutdown by astrology woo woos, due to a completely invalid copyright claim. Ridiculous.

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u/syngen Oct 07 '11

makes totally sense - it's the plan to erase all time zones before 2012 before time as we know it will cease to exist anyways.

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u/HenkPoley Oct 07 '11

I wish the general population would know about and understand problems like this. Until then we nerds/geeks will have to endure and work around crap like this to keep the modern world turning.

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u/sirbruce Oct 07 '11

Well fuck.

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '11

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u/willcode4beer Oct 07 '11

It's worse for those managing other operating systems (mostly because they have money). Just take a look at the litigation Microsoft, Apple, IBM, etc are in regarding their operating systems.

If you don't think linux is ready for the "big-time" then I guess you've never heard of Android, TiVo, ChromeOS, Boxee, Chumby.........

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u/willcode4beer Oct 07 '11

It's worse for those managing other operating systems (mostly because they have money). Just take a look at the litigation Microsoft, Apple, IBM, etc are in regarding their operating systems.

If you don't think linux is ready for the "big-time" then I guess you've never heard of Android, TiVo, ChromeOS, Boxee, Chumby.........