Bug #80254 [Com]: Deprecated timezone designation: Kyiv not Kiev
Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=80254&edit=1
ID: 80254
Comment by: gemnatu at gmail dot com
Reported by: valeriy dot drotenko at gmail dot com
Summary: Deprecated timezone designation: Kyiv not Kiev
Status: Not a bug
Type: Bug
Package: *Configuration Issues
Operating System: Any
PHP Version: Irrelevant
Block user comment: N
Private report: N
New Comment:
The Ukrainian cities listed in the timezones are using Russian spelling,
not Ukrainian spelling.
Kiev -> Kyiv
Uzhgorod -> Uzhhorod
Zaporozhye -> Zaporizhzhia
IANA and ICANN have been contacted. It would be helpful for PHP to reach out as developers as well.
It is a problem because the spelling is a political statement for a lot of people/businesses. There
is a war between Russian and Ukraine. By having these spellings listed through PHP.net, your company
is also taking a political position.
Previous Comments:
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[2020-10-18 21:55:44] derick@php.net
This will only change in PHP if IANA changes it, and then automatically. If IANA doesn't change
it, PHP won't either.
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[2020-10-18 21:29:21] requinix@php.net
https://github.com/eggert/tz/commit/b2eede3d1b62c43d0121dd2f6e790b97f29da7b7
> Meanwhile, other sources have already complied (e.g., in Microsoft Windows,
Windows does not use IANA identifiers for their timezones.
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[2020-10-18 19:19:08] valeriy dot drotenko at gmail dot com
IANA is lagging behind, and we'll take care of them as well. The official name is Kyiv, and
every authority is liable to adhere to that guidance. Two years have passed since its adoption - a
time more than well sufficient to comply.
Meanwhile, other sources have already complied (e.g., in Microsoft Windows, as of the version 10, if
you look into the Date & time settings => Time zone dropdown contains the following entry:
'(UTC+02:00) Helsinki, Kyiv, Irga, Sofia, Tallinn, Vilnius'
Also, I've submitted a patch, so, hope, this change will be applied into one of the nearest
releases.
Thanks a lot in advance and have a nice week!
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[2020-10-18 19:12:29] valeriy dot drotenko at gmail dot com
The following patch has been added/updated:
Patch Name: KyivNotKiev
Revision: 1603048349
URL: https://bugs.php.net/patch-display.php?bug=80254&patch=KyivNotKiev&revision=1603048349
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[2020-10-18 13:54:21] nikic@php.net
Timezone names are specified by IANA, please see https://www.iana.org/time-zones for more information and
communication channels.
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