[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #37910: Remove confusing legacy logic in date_i18n()

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#37910: Remove confusing legacy logic in date_i18n()
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 Reporter:  jdgrimes          |       Owner:  swissspidy
     Type:  enhancement       |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  4.7
Component:  Date/Time         |     Version:  3.0
 Severity:  normal            |  Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:  has-patch commit  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by Rarst):

 I would argue that this should be normalized on `gmdate()` on the
 contrary. If any third party code changes PHP timezone (yeah, it shouldn't
 but in practice happens all the time), all of that will be waaaay off in
 context of other issues with `date_i18n()`.

 Also see https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/38771

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