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Impact of Daylight Savings Time Changes?

Posted by Zonk on from the lots-of-work dept.

jason718 writes "With the pending changes to U.S. Daylight Savings Time, what impact will those changes have to existing systems and their applications? Are some operating systems more open than others with regard to the configuration of Daylight Savings Time start and end dates, or will we need yet another update or patch to modify the internal calendar?"

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  1. I, for one... by nxtw · · Score: 1, Troll

    ...would refuse to honor any daylight savings time changes. It's definitely more trouble than it'd be worth.

  2. Re:No daylight savings time here by setzman · · Score: 0, Troll

    What the fuck is MLK day? We celebrate Jefferson Davis' birthday here in Alerbama.

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  3. Re:I'm feeling this already by dereference · · Score: 0, Troll

    Yes, and apparently they un-learned that it is "Daylight Saving Time" not "Daylight Savings Time" as well!

  4. Re:For the love of God, people... by ksemlerK · · Score: 1, Troll

    1. He is an anal retentive asshole, pay no attention to his rantings. It matters little to anyone besides you and few other people.

    2. This is Slashdot. Anal retentive assholes are expected. Virtually everyone attempts to "Out nerd" everybody else. People who engage in this activity need thier asses kicked. It matters little to anyone besides you and few other people what goes on in this forum.

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  5. Re:Affords me better fitness by Fastball · · Score: 0, Troll

    Actually, Zoom is on at 3pm.