Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2024 07:42:16 +0200 From: John Hay <john@sanren.ac.za> To: Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org> Cc: Bertrand Petit <freebsd-hackers@phoe.frmug.org>, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Removing "CMOS clock set to UTC" question Message-ID: <CAGv8uaorWbTwwZB-WVbENZ2b0gDFgDEG81i5qEmqpuxamHSLwQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAPyFy2D623nS=8DkXhA8Eg9ZvTW6BJv3sf79Rp13-keY_atT0w@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAPyFy2Bo8Mn=Y9g3ePwMN=YOivgTryGpHC4=qzi%2BnJX3c2h68A@mail.gmail.com> <0.2.0-final-1718212027.814-0x75c1f0@qmda.emu.st> <26eaa45fec5b95b6a00948d45aaea927@bsdforge.com> <CAGBxaXkZpGNhxBhSVmmK9wyZtUs6aVpPUtmwepO4fWL-cNLGbA@mail.gmail.com> <20240612211337.GZ2052@memo2.memo.frmug.org> <CAPyFy2D623nS=8DkXhA8Eg9ZvTW6BJv3sf79Rp13-keY_atT0w@mail.gmail.com>
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--000000000000e7a0ad061abef600 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Thu, 13 Jun 2024 at 01:42, Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org> wrote: > > This is not the point of the question though -- once we have a > timezone selected and the answer to the UTC question the installer > prompts for the user to set the time; it doesn't really matter what it > was before.. Despite being exactly what the question asks, it isn't > really important whether the CMOS clock is currently set to UTC or > local time. What the installer needs to know is whether the user wants > the real-time CMOS clock to contain UTC or local time. > > What about tying it to the user's choice if the whole disk should be used for FreeBSD? If it is the only OS, use UTC, else localtime. If the option / question should stay, it could be made clearer and made to not sound like it is final and could not be changed later. John --000000000000e7a0ad061abef600 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">= <div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, 13 Jun 2024 at 01:42, Ed Mast= e <<a href=3D"mailto:emaste@freebsd.org">emaste@freebsd.org</a>> wrot= e:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0= .8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br> This is not the point of the question though -- once we have a<br> timezone selected and the answer to the UTC question the installer<br> prompts for the user to set the time; it doesn't really matter what it<= br> was before.. Despite being exactly what the question asks, it isn't<br> really important whether the CMOS clock is currently set to UTC or<br> local time. What the installer needs to know is whether the user wants<br> the real-time CMOS clock to contain UTC or local time.<br> <br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>What about tying it to the user's = choice if the whole disk should be used for FreeBSD? If it is the only OS, = use UTC, else localtime.</div><div><br></div><div>If the option / question = should stay, it could be made clearer and made to not sound like it is fina= l and could not be changed later.</div><div><br></div><div>John</div><div>= =C2=A0<br></div></div></div> --000000000000e7a0ad061abef600--
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