The answer is relative. Using GMT time in preference to local time is really a matter of personal choice or company policy. This is more of a human issue rather than a technical issue. The machines that keep time know what they must do...and they keep on doing it. There may be a few bugs (e.g. Y2K related) but these were caused by human error. Politics (company, country, etc.) may have greater influence in determining the human sense of time than any inaccurate clock or malfunctioning computer. Then again, I could be wrong. In the end, don't blame the machine. It was just following instructions. I don't have any real answers for you on what will happen on GMT midnight. However, I should tell you that some of us are actively looking for the answer by monitoring all 24 timezones. Join us at the #newyear conference on IRC. Get information about Y2K problems and fixes as quick as someone can type it up on the screen. Interaction is two way so questions can be answered within a matter of seconds. For further information please see: http://www.deepchaos.com/newyear.html http://www.webbnet.org/server.html
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The answer is relative. Using GMT time in preference to local time is really a matter of personal choice or company policy. This is more of a human issue rather than a technical issue. The machines that keep time know what they must do...and they keep on doing it. There may be a few bugs (e.g. Y2K related) but these were caused by human error. Politics (company, country, etc.) may have greater influence in determining the human sense of time than any inaccurate clock or malfunctioning computer. Then again, I could be wrong. In the end, don't blame the machine. It was just following instructions. I don't have any real answers for you on what will happen on GMT midnight. However, I should tell you that some of us are actively looking for the answer by monitoring all 24 timezones. Join us at the #newyear conference on IRC. Get information about Y2K problems and fixes as quick as someone can type it up on the screen. Interaction is two way so questions can be answered within a matter of seconds. For further information please see: http://www.deepchaos.com/newyear.html http://www.webbnet.org/server.html