On 2014-06-07 17:46, Ralf Mardorf wrote: [--snip--] > > I suspect it's just the evil policy of those systemd folks, who want to > teach everybody to follow there ways, as the only right ways. > Please don't insinuate conspiracies without good evidence. > IMO there's no valid reason not to chose local time. Here's a reason: A time zone is for *DISPLAY PURPOSES ONLY*. UTC is well-defined for machine time (which is a continuum), but local time may not be continuous -- there are holes and overlaps in a local time depending on daylight saving time. Always use UTC unless you have absolutely no other choice. Regards,