Re: [FEATURE REQUEST] Timezone support in org-mode datestamps and org-agenda

[Max Nikulin]

On 14/01/2023 20:08, Jean Louis wrote:
> * Max Nikulin [2023-01-14 10:14]:
> > Let's assume <2023-01-15 Sun 09:00 +1>
> >
> > It may be suitable for timestamps in the past, but future is more tricky.
> > There is no problem if you are going to watch Lunar eclipse. However if your
> > plan is to attend a local event there is a chance that you will arrive at
> > wrong time. Sometimes offset of timezones is changed and it may happen
> > between the moment when you added a scheduled time and the moment of the
> > event.
>
> Can't follow you.
>
> with "+1" I would say it is time zone.
>
> Basic point is that users shall learn to express themselves by using
> time zone.

"+1" is not a timezone, it is current offset shared by several 
timezones. You can not assure that time offset at a particular location 
would not change due to new administrative rules.

E.g. Europe/Berlin is a timezone, but, strictly speaking, is still 
underspecified. Sometimes timezones are split into smaller parts.