On Mon, March 5, 2007 11:35 pm, Carl Lowenstein wrote: > On 3/5/07, John H. Robinson, IV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Ralph Shumaker wrote: >> > >> > Why not run the computers on Universal Time. Local time is only >> > necessary for the people factor, right? >> >> I know someone that does exactly that. The system time is UTC, and each >> person can individually set their own TZ. I immediately saw the wisdom >> in that, but I don't see my shop changing anytime soon. >> >> > > Doesn't everybody who runs a Unix-like computer do that already? The > problem is that people would like to see time in their own timezone, > and the rules for converting from UTC to local time are, one might > say, time-dependent and subject to the whims of lawmakers. >
But this is a problem all OSs share, not just Linux/UNIX. M$ had to patch for 3/11 too. -- Lan Barnes SCM Analyst Linux Guy Tcl/Tk Enthusiast Biodiesel Brewer -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
