Non-Gregorian Recurrence Rules in iCalendar
draft-ietf-calext-rscale-02

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Network Working Group                                           C. Daboo
Internet-Draft                                                Apple Inc.
Updates: 4791, 5545, 5546, 6321, 7265                        G. Yakushev
         (if approved)                                       Google Inc.
Intended status: Standards Track                       December 10, 2014
Expires: June 13, 2015

              Non-Gregorian Recurrence Rules in iCalendar
                      draft-ietf-calext-rscale-02

Abstract

   This document defines how non-Gregorian recurrence rules can be
   specified and used in iCalendar data, and with CalDAV servers.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   2.  Conventions Used in This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   3.  Overview  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
   4.  Extended RRULE Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     4.1.  Handling Leap Months  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
     4.2.  Examples  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
   5.  Registering Calendar Systems  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
   6.  Use with iTIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
   7.  Use with xCal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
   8.  Use with jCal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
   9.  Use with CalDAV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
     9.1.  CALDAV:supported-rscale-set Property  . . . . . . . . . .  13
   10. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
   11. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
   12. Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
   13. References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
     13.1.  Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
     13.2.  Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
   Appendix A.  Change History (To be removed by RFC Editor before
                publication) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
   Appendix B.  xCal RELAX NG schema update  . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
   Authors' Addresses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17

1.  Introduction

   The iCalendar [RFC5545] data format is in widespread use to represent
   calendar data. iCalendar represents dates and times using the
   Gregorian calendar system only.  It does provide a way to use non-
   Gregorian calendar systems via a "CALSCALE" property, but this has
   never been used.  However, there is a need to support at least non-
   Gregorian recurrence patterns to cover anniversaries, and many local,
   religious, or civil holidays based on non-Gregorian dates.

   There are several disadvantages to using the existing "CALSCALE"
   property in iCalendar for implementing non-Gregorian calendars:

   1.  The "CALSCALE" property exists in the top-level "VCALENDAR"
       objects and thus applies to all components within that object.
       In today's multi-cultural society, that restricts the ability to
       mix events from different calendar systems within the same
       iCalendar object. e.g., it would prevent having both the
       Gregorian New Year and Chinese New Year in the same iCalendar
       object.

   2.  Many countries observe daylight savings time, encoded in
       iCalendar using the "VTIMEZONE" component.  Time zone and