[whatwg] Expanding datetime

[Lachlan Hunt]

Ernest Cline wrote:
> From a practical viewpoint, being able to specify dates before 
> January 1, 1 BC (Gregorian) would allow for historical dates not 
> currently available to be specified in markup of documents concerning 
> history.

Such dates do not need to be published on the web in machine readable 
readable formats.  How often to do you need to book a flight, or add an 
event to your calendar that far back in the past?

> ...The Y10K problem can also be pushed back by this, but is of only 
> theoretical importance.

There are still 7992 years before we need to have a Y10K solution
implemented.  Thus we can safely leave it to to future generations to solve.

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