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to: NICHOLAS BOEL
from: KEES VAN EETEN
date: 2017-01-30 15:11:00
subject: FSP-1040.001 Draft #3

Hello Nicholas!

30 Jan 17 07:18, you wrote to me:

 KE>>  In my view the 0-6 is an enumerated list of names, as is the 0-11.
 KE>>  With 1-7 and 1-12 there will be a 0 element in the list that is never
 KE>> used.

 KE>>  What you propose for days of the month would be an index 0-30 in to a
 KE>> list of numbers 1-31. There is no need for a list of enumurated list.

 NB> With that same thought process in mind, "hours" is already using 0-23,
 NB> "minutes" are already using 0-59, "seconds" are already using 0-59.

 NB> Wouldn't numeral days of the month (as you describe above) be in the exact
 NB> same category as hours, minutes, and seconds since they are not an
 NB> enumerated list of names?

 But a 00 second, a 00 minute and a 00 hour are used during the
 first second, minute or hour. Day zero is not in date/time presentation.

Kees

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