> >> Will we be in the presence of a generalized bug in the definition of > >> the zone? > > > No, you're in the presence of a government that doesn't realise how > > much disruption they're causing by not just picking a date and > > sticking with it. Crazy. > > >> Are used common definitions in all these operating systems? > > > > Yes, ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/ > > Ok. But really the change, that yet not official, would be the third > Sunday of October and not the first. The definitions of Elsie are > consistent with this. But for some reason, in OpenBSD and other > operating systems, the date of change went ahead.
Here's how it works. Stupid government people say they will do something. The database gets updated in anticipatipn. The stupid government changes their mind again, but operating systems have already shipped with the database. What are we to do? You could revolt against it locally, and put the blame where it is. We can't do a thing about it. We could simply stop updating the database. Would that make you accuse us less? Or do you want to get involved and become the one who predicts what the stupid governments will do?
