Re: Timezone database changes

From: Aidan Van Dyk <aidan(at)highrise(dot)ca>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Trevor Talbot <quension(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, Magne Mæhre <Magne(dot)Mahre(at)sun(dot)com>
Subject: Re: Timezone database changes
Date: 2007-10-10 14:05:30
Message-ID: 20071010140530.GD18849@yugib.highrise.ca
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* Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> [071010 09:58]:

> If we make an appointment at 12-November-2007 at 10:00 CET (winter time) and
> next week those in charge decide to postpone the change to winter time from
> 28-October-2007 to 25-November-2007, what becomes of the appointment? Do we
> still meet when the hands point to "10", or when?

And to make matters worse, what if your appointment includes a audio(or
video) conference with colleagues sitting in London, who you've told to
meet at 16:00 (OK, my timezones/daylight savings, etc may be off)

So, do you meet when the hands point at 10, or do they meet when the
hands point at 4?

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