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If timezones aren't good enough to display the time, what good are they? If Mexico is calling PST/PDT a different time than everyone else, shouldn't they be us
by smackfu 15y ago
If timezones aren't good enough to display the time, what good are they? If Mexico is calling PST/PDT a different time than everyone else, shouldn't they be using new values instead?
- prodigal_erik 15y agoThe timezone names most countries use are not unique or entirely stable as time goes by. E.g., America and Australia disagree about what "Eastern Standard Time" means. That's why the Olson/Eggert database names zones for major cities, those are most stable and well known. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones
- rmccue 15y ago> America and Australia disagree about what "Eastern Standard Time" mean EST = Eastern Standard Time (East US) AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time (East Aus) Occasionally we use "EST" as a shortened form of "AEST", but it's rare.