[vorbis-dev] RECORDNUMBER

[Monty]

> > For the DATE header, we do suggest that you use the ISO format, or
> > at least spell out the month (or the day of week) to remove
> > ambiguity. But to demand standardized, machine parseable data
> > misses the point; the spec clearly indicates the vorbis comment
> > header is intended for simple human-readable data only.
> >
> I think machine parsabily is meaningless to demand here but the guidelines
> should request that the user applies common sense to format the date in
> a way that is unambiguos to all humans - e.g. don't do 1-3-99 since it can
> also mean 3-1-99; add timezone (or clear location) for precise times but
> probably not needed for if hour is unknown anyway...  And add ISODATE if
> you need it.

No, date is to be ISO8601 IIRC (I'm answering mail offline right now
and don't have my own date doc local ;-)

It is silmultaneously an easy format to use, machine readable, human
readable, and takes into account many things you would not have enven
thought of, like always alphanum-sorting in correct order and partial
date represeantation.

Monty

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