From: "David Bromage" <[log in to unmask]>
> we have been recommending that date ranges
> be stored as specified in ISO 8601 ("2008-11-08/2008-11-09").
The hyphens (which are required, if I read
http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-period/ correctly) cause problem.
It is un-necessarily restrictive to require hyphens. ISO 8601 doesn't
require them, and there are applications where the hyphens add considerable
complexity.
--Ray
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