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Linux Systems and the New DST

Posted by kdawson on from the spring-forward-fall-flat dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The recent changes in the Daylight Saving Time will affect virtually all computer systems in the US one week from now. Microsoft has been busy preparing Windows users for 'Y2DST,' and all the major Linux distributions have also issued patches. How can you be sure your Linux systems are ready, and what can you do to get them ready if they're not? This how-to article at Linux-Watch answers both questions in simple language and with easy-to-follow instructions."

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  1. Root Cause by overshoot · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Or, of course, you could have dealt with the root cause of the problem: the biannual insanity of running around changing otherwise perfectly good clocks.

    How many of you, after all, have told your State legislatures that this is stupid and it's time to opt out?

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  2. Re:Win vs Lin by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful
    If you're competent in your Windows adminstration, then there isn't any danger of your entire system breaking.


    Exactly. All the competent Windows admins have already switched to Linux.