Re: Timezone database changes - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Aidan Van Dyk
Subject Re: Timezone database changes
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Msg-id 20071010140530.GD18849@yugib.highrise.ca
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In response to Re: Timezone database changes  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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* Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.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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