On 2 July 2012 00:57, Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On 1 July 2012 15:20, Tim <ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> > On that note, I've often wondered how systems that look at a file's GMT >> > datestamp and tell you that time translated into your local time, cope >> > with datestamps from a long way away, when timezone rules keep on >> > changing. > > They don't. > > Fortunately most people are not worried about the exact day the Tynwald > of the Isle of Man adopted GMT and other such trivia > > Until relatively recently we also had madness like the UK daylight > savings change being a human selected date, and it did get moved a couple > of times to avoid clashing with major events. > > For the future 2800 is where the fun really gets going. Is it a leap year > - depends which church calendar is used 8) > Some people make their own fun: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_calendar -- imalone http://ibmalone.blogspot.co.uk -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
