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Subject: Re: cvs commit: CVSROOT log_accum.pl
To: rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com (Rodney W. Grimes)
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 1995 20:29:58 +0100 (BST)
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In reply to Rodney W. Grimes who said
> 
> > 
> > In message <14013.797420003@freefall.cdrom.com> Jordan K. Hubbard
> >     writes:
> > 
> > >>   I'm rather in favour for using gmtime() instead of localtime(), but i
> > >>   guess i cannot convince all you american guys. :)
> > 
> > >You could convince me easily.  GMT is the only time that makes sense
> > >for an international project.  If I had my way, I'd have freefall
> > >running in GMT all the time.. :-)
> > 
> > I vote yes too.
> 
> I have no problem with this.. folks can set TZ in there .login file
> if they don't like freefall running on GMT :-)

Well, this may seem a silly reason but having freefall at localtime
means I know what time it is for those in the Bay area and therefore
whether they're likely to be in work, bed or whatever.

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