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   Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOlivei to Fred. Zwarts   
   Re: "Internationalis(z)ing Code - Comput   
   02 Feb 26 21:23:12   
   
   XPost: comp.lang.c, comp.lang.c++   
   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Mon, 2 Feb 2026 11:18:03 +0100, Fred. Zwarts wrote:   
      
   > Op 01.feb.2026 om 10:06 schreef Lawrence D’Oliveiro:   
   >>   
   >> On Sat, 31 Jan 2026 16:10:38 -0600, Gary Scott wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Flexibility is taken to a bit extreme in GINO graphics libraries   
   >>> (a UK product), with a calendar that goes all the way back to   
   >>> 1066...:)   
   >>   
   >>      ldo@theon:~> date -d "1-Jan-1066"   
   >>      Mon 01 Jan 1066 00:00:00 LMT   
   >>      ldo@theon:~> date -d "1-Jan-966"   
   >>      Wed 01 Jan 0966 00:00:00 LMT   
   >>      ldo@theon:~> date -d "1-Jan-866"   
   >>      Fri 01 Jan 0866 00:00:00 LMT   
   >   
   > Now it becomes important to indicate whether the Gregorian or the Julian   
   > calendar is used.   
      
       ldo@theon:~> date -d 4-oct-1582   
       Mon 04 Oct 1582 00:00:00 LMT   
       ldo@theon:~> date -d 15-oct-1582   
       Fri 15 Oct 1582 00:00:00 LMT   
      
   Proleptic Gregorian.   
      
   > Not all countries switched at the same date.   
      
       ldo@theon:~> ncal -s IT oct 1582   
           October 1582   
       Mo  1 18 25   
       Tu  2 19 26   
       We  3 20 27   
       Th  4 21 28   
       Fr 15 22 29   
       Sa 16 23 30   
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       ldo@theon:~> ncal -s GB oct 1582   
           October 1582   
       Mo  1  8 15 22 29   
       Tu  2  9 16 23 30   
       We  3 10 17 24 31   
       Th  4 11 18 25   
       Fr  5 12 19 26   
       Sa  6 13 20 27   
       Su  7 14 21 28   
       ldo@theon:~> ncal -s GB sep 1752   
           September 1752   
       Mo    18 25   
       Tu  1 19 26   
       We  2 20 27   
       Th 14 21 28   
       Fr 15 22 29   
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   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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