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To clarify, it's "EDT" not "EST": https://www.google.com/search?q=spacex+dock+%22space+station%22+%2210%3A29%22+%2214%3A29%22 https://www.google.com/search?q=s
by jasode 6y ago
To clarify, it's "EDT" not "EST":
https://www.google.com/search?q=spacex+dock+%22space+station%22+%2210%3A29%22+%2214%3A29%22 https://www.google.com/search?q=spacex+dock+%22space+station...
Fyi that "Daylight Saving Time" instead of "Standard Time" is in effect in case someone miscalculates it by 1 hour.
- numpad0 6y agoOut of curiosity, how do modern systems handle DST outside its seasons e.g. “12/31 21:15 EDT”?
- ptero 6y agoI think on most Linux systems a time string in a specific timezone is just a visual representation. Internally, times are kept as a number of seconds from 1/1/70 UTC midnight (with leap second adjustments if needed). When a user wants to convert to/from a timezone it is a simple addition for the timezone offset. EST adjustment is always 5 hours, EDT always 4. You could in principle warn users that they are asking for a strange time, e.g. the one you indicated, but if the user wants to see it, why not.
- croutonwagon 6y agoI know on ubuntu servers i had to revert any DST/timezone settings and just keep everything in UTC. Because the systemd daemon for time didnt respect DST changes and would break services like kerberos.