[Discussion] New Daylight Savings Time Changes

[Dale A Cook]

Otavsky wrote:
> 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?
> what about going RUSSA?????
> 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. 
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>> <>Personally, I prefer a correct system; MY choice.
>> Carl
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