[Freeciv-Dev] Re: (PR#2596) Re: Nondenominational calendar patch

[Sam Barnett-Cormack <sambc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

dunno if it's you mail client, but I had to get my editor to re-wrap
that mail.

On Tue, 17 Dec 2002, cameron@xxxxxxxxxx via RT wrote:

> Here's a thought: why not have a bunch of different calendar systems,
> and have them be nation-specific? The Romans based their calendar on
> the foundation of Rome by Romulus and Remus, 2754 years ago (753 BC).
> Christians base their calendar on the coming of Christ 2001 years ago
> (1 AD), and Muslims base their calendar on the coming of Muhammad 1380
> years ago (622 AD). The Jewish calendar appears to be based on the
> formation of the world by God, 5763 years ago (3762 BC). (How
> convenient.) Mayan dates are rather bizarre, but there exist tools to
> decipher them <http://www.pauahtun.org/cgi-bin/gregmaya.py>.

While that would be very nice (user-configurable in the client would be
best), it's rather a lot of work for one developer. You volunteering?

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Sam Barnett-Cormack