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On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 8:19 PM, Chris Stankevitz |
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<chrisstankevitz@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> Hello, |
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> Following the handbook, I am now setting my timezone. I am in Los Angeles. |
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> Should I select: |
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> a) /usr/share/zoneinfo/US/Pacific |
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> b) /usr/share/zoneinfo/US/Pacific-New |
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> c) [your answer here] |
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> "man Pacific" didn't help. |
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This report from 1992 tells the story of pacific-new: |
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http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/13.87.html#subj1 |
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"US/Pacific-New' stands for 'Pacific Presidential Election Time', |
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which was passed by the House in April 1989 but never signed into law. |
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In presidential election years, this rule would have delayed the |
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PDT-to-PST switchover until after the election, to lessen the effect |
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of broadcast news election projections on last-minute west-coast |
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voters. " |
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So it seems you would use Pacific instead of Pacific-new, however I |
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believe both of those are deprecated and it is preferred to use |
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America/Los Angeles instead. |
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