[haiku-development] Re: Time preps (moved from commits list)

  • From: pete.goodeve@xxxxxxxxxxxx
  • To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2011 11:00:15 -0700

On Wed, Jun 08, 2011 at 04:39:12PM +0000, scottmc wrote:
> +1 for calling it UTC instead of GMT
> 
> +1 for defaulting to UTC instead of local time.
> 
> On Jun 8, 2011 9:24 AM, "Ryan Leavengood" <leavengood@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/mswish/ut-rtc.html
> >
> > Given this and the fact that our user base is much more likely to be
> > dual-booting with Linux or other systems which use a UTC-based
> > real-time clock, maybe the Haiku default should also be that?
> >
> > In addition I think the label which says GMT should probably be changed to
> UTC.

Even though I don't have a vote, I'll register my agreement with the
above.

        -- Pete --


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