Holger Wansing <linux@wansing-online.de> (2014-10-21): > Hi, > > Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org> wrote: > > when installing with location Germany, the choice between Büsingen and Berlin > > timezone is offered. This choice is funny on first installation(s) but get's > > tiring rather quickly. > > > > Büsingen is a tiny German village surrounced by Switzerland, which in 1983 for > > a summer had a different time (DST vs not) than Berlin. Since then Berlin, > > Bern and Büsingen run in sync. So this question is totally pointless today. > > It's most probably only a matter of historical reasons, to have this > timezone in the installer. Don't know what was the reason for it to > be added. > > It will have only a benefit for some few people, but may add > irritations for many people installing in German UI (I did not knew > Büsingen as well when I saw it the first time. Had to ask Wikipedia > for help. Did not saw such selection for Germany before somewhere > else.) I don't think this is the first time this issue pops up, because I know I already consulted the said wikipedia page for the same reason. I guess it'd be nice to figure out what changed to bring this up again, and what was the outcome/decision/fix last time. Mraw, KiBi.
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