Yes ... it was rhetorical ! :)
On 2/23/07, Lucero, Michelle - IST contractor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
** Hi, Susan: Not sure if that was a rhetorical question :) Scroll down to the section, "History of Daylight Time in the U.S.". http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/daylight_time.html or, you can view the Wikipedia explanation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time There are other controversial websites that are launching a campaign to "END Daylight Savings Time". Michelle ------------------------------ *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Susan Palmer *Sent:* Friday, February 23, 2007 9:17 AM *To:* [email protected] *Subject:* Re: DST - another thing. ** And .... why do we even do a time change ???? Susan On 2/23/07, Julio Verne Goncalves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ** G'day listers, > > I guess the problem is how to maintain DST starting and ending dates for > all cities around the world? > > DST observance is very often a city government decision. Even cities in > the same GMT differ in whether will observe DST and starting and end dates. > > There are lots of patches solely for DST purposes on all operating > systems. > > If you can, just take a look at the source files for TZ on Unix and you > will see the amount of comments from people all around the world on this > matter. > > At the end of the day the question is who would be spending the money in > keeping this information up to date to that level? > > Júlio > > ----- Original Message ---- > Wrom: > OTQNQEMSFDULHPQQWOYIYZUNNYCGPKYLEJGDGVCJVTLBXFGGMEPYOQKEDOTWFAOBUZXUWLSZLKBRNVWWCUFPEGAUTFJMVRESKPNKMBIPBARHDMNNSKVFVWRKJVZCMHVIBGDADRZFSQHYUCDDJBLVLMHAALPTCXLYRWTQTIPWIGYOKSTTZRCLBDXRQBGJSNBOHMKHJYFMYXOEAIJJPHSCRTNHGSWZIDREXCAXZOWCONEUQZAAFXISHJEXXIMQZUIVOTQNQEMSFDULHPQQWOYIYZUNNYCGPKYLEJGDGVCJVTLBXFGGMEPYOQKEDOTWFAOBUZXUWLSZLKBRNVWWCUFPEGAUTFJMVRESKPNKMBIPBARHDMNNSKVFVWRKJVZCMHVIBGDADRZFSQHYUCDDJBL > > > Hi Claire, > > You're right, of course, and not just about ARS. > > The server admins (UNIX, Windows, RDBMS, etc.) here are all stretched to > the max patching for DST. I'll bet every one of those patches is just a > rehash of the prior implementation - which required patching. Given the > vagaries of the US Congress and other legislative bodies, I couldn't help > thinking when this all started that DST rules are data and ought to be > externalized accordingly, not hard-coded. Then the next time someone changes > the rules, we'd only need to swap out a data file and restart. > > Ah well, maybe next time. Or maybe we ought to have filed for a patent > on the idea? > > Peace, > Doug Anderson > > Opinions expressed are necessarily mine, not necessarily those of the > Mayo Foundation. > > Original message: > Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 17:43:48 -0600 > From: "Sanford, Claire" < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: DST - another thing. > > Why can't there be a form much like the Business Holiday forms that tell > Remedy when DST starts and ends????? > > How difficult could that be???? > __20060125_______________________This posting was submitted with HTML in > it___ > > > Send instant messages to your online friends > http://au.messenger.yahoo.com > __20060125_______________________This posting was submitted with HTML in > it___ > __20060125_______________________This posting was submitted with HTML in it___ __20060125_______________________This posting was submitted with HTML in it___
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