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[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

When I designed this, I didn't know it was going to be implemented by
accessing the Internet -- though I might have guessed by re-reading the
equivalent part of the Ubuntu installer spec. <https://goo.gl/terpNZ>
So, add ubiquity to the list of callsites for that API.

If I'd known it was going to access the Internet, I would have specified
progress, error, and offline feedback.

So, why does it use the Internet? What are some concrete examples of
places that people would expect to show up, that wouldn't show up, if we
relied entirely on an offline list?

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1455223

Title:
  [time and date] Searching for locations is slow and doesn't work
  offline

Status in libtimezonemap package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in unity-control-center package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Click on clock -> Time and Date settings -> Clock -> Choose Locations
  -> Click the + -> Start typing "San Franc"

  When I'm at home, on a 300mbps connections, it takes several seconds
  to several minutes, when trying to add a new location.

  When I'm on a plane without internet connectivity, (ie, exactly when I
  most importantly need to change the time on my laptop to the new/next
  timezone), it doesn't work at all.

  Can we please, please, please move this timezone/location information
  to a locally cached database?

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