Messages in this thread | | | From | "Ulrich Windl" <> | Date | Mon, 22 Nov 1999 08:11:30 +0200 | Subject | Re: updating the RTC automagically |
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On 19 Nov 99, at 14:19, Marc Lehmann wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 19, 1999 at 08:10:25AM +0200, Ulrich Windl <ulrich.windl@rz.uni-regensburg.de> wrote: > > I hope you realize that timezone is basically a number ;-) > > A number that changes irregularly depending on your latitude/longitude and > the time. > > Definitly this logic can't go into the kernel. > > OTOH, if you want the timezone value in the kernel you'd need a userspace > demon to keep it updated all the time, in which case you would have no win > over the current situation.
For most machines it is sufficient to update the timezone information twice a year.
> > (Please note that the trickery the kernel does to "detect" the timezone > is far from being correct. It's only a hack for those poor people using > windows).
Yes, but probably the majority of Linux users has such a dual configuration.
> > > I had a kilobytes or something like that in mind, with the > > possibility to simplyfy some other stuff > > Now the question would be "how to inform the kernel about the timezone"? > (And keep the info updated).
sysctl, what else.
Regards, Ulrich
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