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Status Not under consideration
Created by Guest
Created on Feb 8, 2021

Use etc/UTC as the default timezone

Currently CDC uses Atlantic/Reykjavik as the default time zone - because "it is equivalent to UTC all year round."


Better would be to use etc/UTC because it is UTC. https://data.iana.org/time-zones/tzdb/etcetera


At some time the Icelandic folks might decide to change their timezone and then the use of Reykjavik would not work.

Needed by Date Dec 31, 2099
  • Admin
    Davendra Paltoo
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    Feb 12, 2021

    Thanks for creating this requirement. After review, we think that the requirement is valid. However, the work to address it has not be prioritized at this time. To help us prioritize in the future, we will monitor this requirement for more user feedback.

  • Guest
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    Feb 8, 2021

    This is a requirement of moving to the cloud for our systems. That makes more urgent that Iceland.