[AusNOG] Q about time zones especially UTC

[David Hughes]

On 23/11/2012, at 2:03 PM, Brad Evans wrote:

> Isn't EST for North America and we more specifically use AEST?

Yup, sorry, AEST.



> It's certainly confusing for the eastern states to use AEST during winter but then only some switch during summer. Those that operate by a different set of rules should perhaps use a different time zone designation during the winter months, no?

That was the point of the other bloke in my "discussion".  The problem is that AEST stipulates that you are GMT+10.  If you go to GMT+11 at some random date in the year then you aren't at AEST anymore (hence AEDST).  "Standard" doesn't imply that most people are covered by that timezone.  It implies you are using "normal" time (i.e. not a time that's artificially altered so you get another hour down the beach of an evening :)


David
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