[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #29205: Remove manual UTC offsets that are not officially used

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#29205: Remove manual UTC offsets that are not officially used
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 Reporter:  nerrad       |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:
Component:  Date/Time    |     Version:  2.9.1
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:  wontfix
 Keywords:  has-patch    |     Focuses:  administration
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Changes (by Rarst):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => wontfix
 * milestone:  Awaiting Review =>


Comment:

 I unit tested ''all'' offsets used by core for #24730 and there doesn't
 seem to be any technical issue.

 Given that we don't really have visibility in how these might be used in
 the wild, I think messing with them is just asking for trouble and
 complicating the logic for no significant upside.

 Also given that timezones are pretty impermanent and Murphy's law, I am
 guessing as soon as we remove them we would have to put them back in. :)

 We can revisit if any technical problems surface and/or there is a change
 of circumstances with handling numeric offsets overall.

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