On Wed, Dec 06, 2023 at 12:06:04PM -0500, Pocket wrote: > From the README > > The information in the time zone data files is by no means authoritative; > fixes and enhancements are welcome. Please see the file CONTRIBUTING > for details > > I take that as chaos reins supreme and one zone is no better or worst that > the other(s) > > IE there is no "standard"
The standards are determined by government entities. The question is how accurately a given time zone reflects the decisions made by the government entities within a given political space. If America/New_York more accurately describes the tracking of political timekeeping within the Eastern part of the United States (with specific exceptions, e.g. Kentucky) than EST5EDT does, then America/New_York should be preferred for most purposes.
