On 05-Jul-08, at 9:40 AM, Anand Shankar wrote:
Let us take the discussions to a more serious level.
since you are first serious person in this thread, I suggest you show
us how to.
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Anand Shankar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Further can some one point to the relevant requirements under either
POSIX Specifications or Linux Standards Base?
POSIX Specs say that there is no need to fix it. One should set the TZ
environment variable to a time zone literal. Further it does not
Oh good lord, the entire list is aflame. Oh wait, no its just the regular
flamers who're flaming.
India has only one timezone. I woulid like to suggest to
change the city to Delhi (from Calcutta), which is the capital of
India, and has been stable since the country's independence in 1947.
If
+++ Viksit Gaur [04/07/08 01:49 -0700]:
Oh good lord, the entire list is aflame. Oh wait, no its just the regular
flamers who're flaming.
India has only one timezone. I woulid like to suggest to
change the city to Delhi (from Calcutta), which is the capital of
India, and has been stable since
On Fri, Jul 4, 2008 at 11:49 AM, Sandip Bhattacharya [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
+++ Viksit Gaur [04/07/08 01:49 -0700]:
Oh good lord, the entire list is aflame. Oh wait, no its just the regular
flamers who're flaming.
India has only one timezone. I woulid like to suggest to
change the city to
On Friday 04 Jul 2008, Yashpal Nagar wrote:
I agree Vivek's point to checkout, how other countries with single
timezones handled this issue.
Taking the example of a small country like Netherlands, the capital is
Den Haag. Linux time zone data lists Amsterdam.
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| I agree Vivek's point to checkout, how other countries with single
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| Taking the example of a small
On Friday 04 Jul 2008, आशीष शुक्ल Ashish Shukla wrote:
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| On Friday 04 Jul 2008, Yashpal Nagar wrote:
| I agree Vivek's point to checkout, how other countries with
| single timezones handled this issue.
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| Taking the example
Viksit Gaur [04/07/08 01:49 -0700] wrote:
This is exactly, where this thread started under what basis linux
time zone start showing only Calcutta as the only choice. Is there can
be other reason apart from, British considered it as the capital
during their time?
No problem, Kolkata can be
Sorry to note that despite 31 posts on the thread there is no
meaningful explanation I can offer on the subject to a serious
audience. I think the issue deserves more serious thoughts rather than
some frivolous comments seen in the thread.
My take:
Q: Why fix it ...?
A: Just because every one
On Thursday 03 Jul 2008, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote:
On 03-Jul-08, at 9:57 AM, Goldwyn Rodrigues wrote:
ps - I posted a dissenting mail to the timezone list
Appreciate that :)
and I would have appreciated it more if you had posted your request
for comments to all major lug lists - still not
shirish wrote:
Hi all,
You guys are a real riot. I liked the whole thread :)
/me ducks from a flame
Hmm... curious that you should ponder that your liking a thread would
set ablaze the list.
But then, this reply can lead to various strange loops of interpretation.
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On 03-Jul-08, at 8:05 PM, shirish wrote:
Hi all,
You guys are a real riot. I liked the whole thread :)
/me ducks from a flame
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and what *exactly* is your original contribution
Hi,
I am forwarding a mail I sent to timezone mailing list sometime back.
I should have first discussed this on the ilugd list, but it is still
not late.
I don't mean to introduce a geographical divide, but just want the
timezone package to be politically correct.
Your views are welcome, and
On 02-Jul-08, at 3:37 PM, Goldwyn Rodrigues wrote:
1. Legacy Calcutta Standard Time used during the British carried over
2. Delhi stands very close to Dili in pronunciation and spelling, and
can be confusing.
If it aint broken why fix it?
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On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 4:08 PM, Kenneth Gonsalves [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 02-Jul-08, at 3:37 PM, Goldwyn Rodrigues wrote:
1. Legacy Calcutta Standard Time used during the British carried over
2. Delhi stands very close to Dili in pronunciation and spelling, and
can be confusing.
If it
On Wednesday 02 Jul 2008, Goldwyn Rodrigues wrote:
Hi,
I am forwarding a mail I sent to timezone mailing list sometime back.
I should have first discussed this on the ilugd list, but it is still
not late.
I don't mean to introduce a geographical divide, but just want the
timezone package
On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 4:07 PM, Tanveer Singh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 4:08 PM, Kenneth Gonsalves [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 02-Jul-08, at 3:37 PM, Goldwyn Rodrigues wrote:
1. Legacy Calcutta Standard Time used during the British carried over
2. Delhi stands very
On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 4:13 PM, Arun Khan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Wednesday 02 Jul 2008, Goldwyn Rodrigues wrote:
Hi,
I am forwarding a mail I sent to timezone mailing list sometime back.
I should have first discussed this on the ilugd list, but it is still
not late.
I don't mean to
On 02-Jul-08, at 5:41 PM, Goldwyn Rodrigues wrote:
I am looking from the perspective of a newbie who is doing his first
installation, and sets his timezone as India. (S)he tries to find
Delhi on the drop down list but fails to find it, and probably later
resorts to the map. Yes, (S)he does
On 02-Jul-08, at 5:47 PM, Goldwyn Rodrigues wrote:
Logically yes, but not with respect to popularity. Timezone package
contains major cities of the timezone rather than the city/suburb of
the correct meridian. eg, CET/CEST.
I wish to propose to change the city to Delhi from Kolkata.
I
Goldwyn Rodrigues wrote:
I am forwarding a mail I sent to timezone mailing list sometime back.
I should have first discussed this on the ilugd list, but it is still
not late.
Given that you have already posted to the tz mailing list, what do you
hope to achieve by posting it to the LUG-D
+++ Kenneth Gonsalves [02/07/08 17:58 +0530]:
changed to Chennai according to your logic. All you are doing is
fanning the flames of regionalism, chauvinism, confucianism and god
knows what else. For heaven's sake leave this alone and go do
something useful.
I concur. The country is in too
hi !
+1 to kenneth if not broken why fix ?
simple waste of time
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On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 5:57 PM, Sankarshan (সঙ্কর্ষণ)
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Goldwyn Rodrigues wrote:
I am forwarding a mail I sent to timezone mailing list sometime back.
I should have first discussed this on the ilugd list, but it is still
not late.
Given that you have already posted to
On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 7:09 PM, Sandip Bhattacharya [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
+++ Kenneth Gonsalves [02/07/08 17:58 +0530]:
changed to Chennai according to your logic. All you are doing is
fanning the flames of regionalism, chauvinism, confucianism and god
knows what else. For heaven's sake leave
On Thursday 03 Jul 2008, Goldwyn Rodrigues wrote:
Kolkata AFAIK, is listed because Calcutta Standard Time during the
British Raj was GMT+5:30. This has been abolished after unification
of India.
British raj was over in 1947. How did Calcutta show up in Linux time
zone data?
Is it possible
On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 8:06 AM, Arun Khan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Thursday 03 Jul 2008, Goldwyn Rodrigues wrote:
Kolkata AFAIK, is listed because Calcutta Standard Time during the
British Raj was GMT+5:30. This has been abolished after unification
of India.
British raj was over in 1947.
On 03-Jul-08, at 8:57 AM, Goldwyn Rodrigues wrote:
On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 8:06 AM, Arun Khan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Thursday 03 Jul 2008, Goldwyn Rodrigues wrote:
Kolkata AFAIK, is listed because Calcutta Standard Time during the
British Raj was GMT+5:30. This has been abolished after
On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 9:14 AM, Kenneth Gonsalves [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 03-Jul-08, at 8:57 AM, Goldwyn Rodrigues wrote:
On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 8:06 AM, Arun Khan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Thursday 03 Jul 2008, Goldwyn Rodrigues wrote:
Kolkata AFAIK, is listed because Calcutta
On 03-Jul-08, at 9:57 AM, Goldwyn Rodrigues wrote:
ps - I posted a dissenting mail to the timezone list
Appreciate that :)
and I would have appreciated it more if you had posted your request
for comments to all major lug lists - still not too late for that
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Kenneth Gonsalves
On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 10:15 AM, Kenneth Gonsalves [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 03-Jul-08, at 9:57 AM, Goldwyn Rodrigues wrote:
ps - I posted a dissenting mail to the timezone list
Appreciate that :)
and I would have appreciated it more if you had posted your request
for comments to all
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