[$] A fork for the time-zone database?

A controversy about the handling of the Time Zone Database (tzdb) hasbeen brewing since May, but has come to a head in recent weeks. Changes that were proposed to simplify the main database file have someconsequences in terms of time-zone history and changes to therepresentation of some zones. Those changes have upset a number of usersof the database-to the point where some have called for a fork. A September 25 release of tzdb with some, but notall, of the changes seems unlikely to resolve the conflict.