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Date:      Mon, 07 Jun 2004 10:55:22 +0100
From:      Mark Murray <mark@grondar.org>
To:        "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com>
Cc:        cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: CVSROOT cfg_local.pm 
Message-ID:  <200406070955.i579tMGB032520@grimreaper.grondar.org>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 05 Jun 2004 22:53:42 MDT." <20040605.225342.26959170.imp@bsdimp.com> 

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"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.

M (Currently in BST)
--
Mark Murray
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