Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Dale <dalek@××××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Daylight Savings Time patch ...
Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2006 10:06:07
Message-Id: 45714E62.8010403@exceedtech.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Daylight Savings Time patch ... by Statux
1 Statux wrote:
2 > AFAIK, this should have been addressed with the timezone-data updates.
3 > The zoneinfo files, et al, are what define how the changes happen for a
4 > particular timezone.
5 >
6 > On Fri, 2006-12-01 at 15:45 -0500, McCaffrey, Ennis wrote:
7 >
8 >> Does Gentoo have a patch for the new Daylight Savings Time standard
9 >> that has been enacted and will be put in place next spring?
10 >>
11 >> Sincerely,
12 >>
13 >> Ennis McCaffrey
14 >>
15 >> Engineering Product Manager
16 >> Advanced Technology Group
17 >>
18 >> Time Warner Cable
19 >> 7910 Crescent Executive Drive
20 >> Charlotte, NC 28217
21 >>
22 >> Tel (704) 731-3914
23 >> Fax (704) 731-1188
24 >> Cell (704) 877-1621
25 >>
26 >> Ennis.McCaffrey@×××××××.COM
27 >>
28 >> AIM: EnnisMac
29 >>
30 >>
31 >
32 >
33
34 I think a better solution would be to get rid of the DST and be done
35 with it. What exactly is that for anyway?
36
37 Dale
38
39 :-) :-) :-)

Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] Daylight Savings Time patch ... Jerry McBride <mcbrides9@×××××××.net>
Re: [gentoo-user] Daylight Savings Time patch ... Richard Fish <bigfish@××××××××××.org>