Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Standard parsable format for profiles/package.mask file

[Ulrich Mueller <ulm@gentoo.org>]

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>>>>> On Thu, 21 Sep 2023, Florian Schmaus wrote:

>> The first line of the "#"-prefixed explanation block must be of the
>> format "${AUTHOR_NAME} <${EMAIL}> (${SINGLE_DATE})" when the date is of
>> format YYYY-MM-DD, in UTC timezone.
>                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

> Can we drop this? Or, at least, relax this.

I think UTC makes a lot of sense in an international context like ours.
It also avoids flapping of the date between entries (i.e. a newer entry
having an older date than the previous one).

> I usually just enter my locale date here and like to avoid having to
> think about that UTC is potentially in a different date. I also can
> not remember any situation where the date being in UTC matters. Plus,
> if you want accurate timestamps, then the git commit/author date is
> here for you. :)

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