Date: Mon, 07 Jun 2004 08:25:34 -0600 (MDT) From: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> To: mark@grondar.org Cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: CVSROOT cfg_local.pm Message-ID: <20040607.082534.17038697.imp@bsdimp.com> In-Reply-To: <200406070955.i579tMGB032520@grimreaper.grondar.org> References: <20040605.225342.26959170.imp@bsdimp.com> <200406070955.i579tMGB032520@grimreaper.grondar.org>
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Mark Murray <mark@grondar.org> writes:
: "M. Warner Losh" writes:
: > : > Thanks! GMT is the obsolete name for UTC.
: > : >
: > : > Warner
: > :
: > : Should we fix that before 5.3 becomes -STABLE? :-)
: > :
: > : [ Meaning have the system say UTC in the absence of /etc/localtime... ]
: >
: > Maybe we should ask the timezone mainteiner why this state of affairs
: > exists...
:
: Actually, UTC is universal time, and GMT is the regional name for it.
: GMT ain't disappearing anytime soon, but international folks are encouraged
: to use UTC.
GMT is officially obsolete as a universal time.
Warner
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