On Sat, Jan 06, 2024 at 02:57:53AM -0600, Nate Bargmann wrote: > I really don't get the fascination with some city hundreds of miles > distant defining the time zone. Why Chicago for US/Central? There are > any number of cities in US/Central that could be referenced, but no, > pick the most notorious one--rolls eyes.
<https://data.iana.org/time-zones/theory.html> is the only page I've ever found that EXPLAINS things properly. I strongly recommend it. Among other things, it says: * Use the most populous among locations in a region, e.g., prefer Asia/Shanghai to Asia/Beijing. Among locations with similar populations, pick the best-known location, e.g., prefer Europe/Rome to Europe/Milan. So, it's based on population and fame.
