Re: CLDR: 2 vs. 4 digit years in US?

From: Michael Everson (everson@evertype.com)
Date: Wed Dec 07 2005 - 06:30:15 CST

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    At 20:46 -0500 2005-12-06, Charles Levert wrote:

    >For the USA, see
    >
    > Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS)
    > Publication 4-1
    > "REPRESENTATION FOR CALENDAR DATE AND
    > ORDINAL DATE FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE"
    > 1988 January 27
    > <http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/fip4-1.htm>

    Namely:

    "For purposes of electronic data interchange in any recorded form
    among U.S. Government agencies, NIST highly recommends that
    four-digit year elements be used. The year should encompass a
    two-digit century that precedes, and is contiguous with, a two-digit
    year-of-century (e.g., 1999, 2000, etc.). In addition, optional
    two-digit year time elements specified in ANSI X3.30-1985(R1991)
    should not be used for the purposes of any data interchange among
    U.S. Government agencies." 

    -- 
Michael Everson * http://www.evertype.com

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