I dont mind the timezones too much, just the 1 hour shift I dont care for.
Also going to 'military' time would be nice. Which everyone else is going
to.
- Trevor


On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 8:29 AM, David Kaiser <dkai...@cdk.com> wrote:

> Well - so much for timezones.
>
>
> http://www.thedailyparker.com/PermaLink,guid,c5f28bae-4b9c-41ea-b7b7-8891ad63c938.aspx
>
> Summary: the 'tzinfo' files are no longer online, and most of our
> linux/unix systems (and things like Java, Oracle, etc.) rely on these
> files for their date functionality.  They are also sometimes known as
> the "Olson ID's"
>
> These facts are "intellectual property" now?  Can the fact that Daylight
> Savings definitions changed between 1919 and 1920 be copyrighted?
>
> I guess it's time for the whole world to just start using UTC globally
> and no longer keep shifting hour-by-timezones. I personally would be
> fine with waking up at 15:00, getting to work by 17:00, etc...
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