Bug#367025: Problem Still Exists
Aurelien Jarno wrote:
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> hoeferbe@progeny.com wrote:
>
>> The EST5 problem still exists in Sarge (Debian 3.1). When will it
>> be fixed in that version of Debian?
>>
>
> Probably never. You should either select another timezone (like Panama),
> or wait for the winter time to come back.
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:-)
As humorous as that is, I don't think we want to close this bug and
cease tracking this problem with the (current) stable release. When
people use tzsetup to select "System V style time zones" --> EST5", they
expect their clocks to be set to UTC-0500 and stay that way throughout
the year.
It should only observe daylight saving time if the user chooses
"System V style time zones" --> EST5EDT". This discrepancy is
especially noticeable since choosing "PST8" versus "PST8PDT", "MST7"
versus "MST7MDT" and "CST6" versus "CST6CDT" shows the correct behavior.
I can appreciate that this is not a critical bug and that there are
other bugs that should take precedence. However, the low-priority of
this bug does not mean it should be ignored. Wouldn't you agree?
Thanks for your advice & help concerning this.
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