Re: Do we need two timezone databases?
CET WET
Reminds me of a conversation with the lab engineers of a certain Unix vendor back in the 80s. Can't remember how the conversation started but
Me: Why do you call the timezone for the UK, WET
LabEng: Coz that's what you call it
Me: No we don't
LabEng: you do
Me: I live there I should know
LabEng: Well what do you call it
Me: GMT
LabEng: that's not its name.
Me: Well what do you call your timezone.
LabEng: MST
Me: What's the full TZ= variable setting?
LabEng: sounding exasperated TZ=MST7MDT
Me: And the 7 is?
LabEng: still sounding exasperated the 7 hours after GMT
Me: precisely, and where is the Greenwich in Greenwich Mean Time? Let's face it, we're not talking about the one in New Your are we.
LabEng: Ah... So you actually use GMT time as your own time too
Me: Errr Yes, well at least in winter, in the summer we have British Summer Time, which is just another phrase for "it's raining again"
As the man page for spell used to warn
Warning! the British spelling was also done by an American.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
