[Discussion] New Daylight Savings Time Changes

[Otavsky]

Many years ago I created a DOS application (shareware was "CLOCKWORK" 
and commercial was "ClockWrighT") that automatically corrects the 
drifting system clock. It also adjusts for the STD/DST change, and it is 
hard coded. I still use it on eCS; it works great - a couple of seconds 
per month after correction. (In the Wind world it worked up to Wind 98, 
after that, no go.) I will just have to stop using the automatic time 
change feature. I have not touched the code in about 7 years and going 
back to update it would be a chore.

Aside: I have always been of the opinion that it is stupid to do the 
daylight saving time bit - there is no logical reason for it and there 
are many against. Now almost the whole world has taken the same double 
dose of Dumbass and washed it down with coolaid. Considering the 
worldwide networking and globalization status we should take a cue from 
the military and go on Zulu. (And also go metric while we are at it.) 
Would it not make things a little simpler?

Regards,
Pavel

discussion-request at lists.possi.org wrote:

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> And, just for the record, it is possible that there are applications
> [not system code or just changing the time by an hour at a particular
> instant] that could have logic hard coded to the old rules for the DST
> change. If that application is calculating a time differential [for
> whatever reason], it may get bad results. Yes, it is somewhat of a
> mini-Y2K all over again; very 'mini' but the exposure is there. 


> <>Personally, I prefer a correct system; MY choice.
> Carl
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