On Sun, 1 Jul 2012 21:04:27 +0100 Ian Malone <ibmal...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 1 July 2012 15:20, Tim <ignored_mail...@yahoo.com.au> wrote: > > > On that note, I've often wondered how systems that look at a file's GMT > > datestamp and tell you that time translated into your local time, cope > > with datestamps from a long way away, when timezone rules keep on > > changing. They don't. Fortunately most people are not worried about the exact day the Tynwald of the Isle of Man adopted GMT and other such trivia Until relatively recently we also had madness like the UK daylight savings change being a human selected date, and it did get moved a couple of times to avoid clashing with major events. For the future 2800 is where the fun really gets going. Is it a leap year - depends which church calendar is used 8) The glibc rules are however pretty good for all times that matter and there are time geeks who love this kind of detail. Alan -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
