Re: 780 files in /usr/share/zoneinfo/
Robert Tonkavich writes:
> There are only 24 Time Zones that Encompass the Earth.
It's far more complicated than that. There are 24 geographic time zones
but zoneinfo has to deal with local civil time as regulated, often
rather capriciously, by national, regional, and local governments.
Examples: Do you know how many versions of DST/Summer Time there are?
Did you know that some jurisdictions set their clocks 1/2 hour away from
what their geographic time zone indicates? That many jurisdictions
ignore their geographic time zone and use a politically convenient one?
That some countries have "moved" across the international date line?
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John Hasler
jhasler@newsguy.com
Elmwood, WI USA
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