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The 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"
by prodigal_erik 15y ago
The 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.