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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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In message: <200406070955.i579tMGB032520@grimreaper.grondar.org>
            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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