[RESENT] TIME_GetBias

[Uwe Bonnes]

>>>>> "Shachar" == Shachar Shemesh <wine-devel at shemesh.biz> writes:

    Shachar> Uwe Bonnes wrote:
    >> I think that's the way to go. Winesetup should determine and set the
    >> timezone. Who is going to implement it?
    >> 
    >> 
    Shachar> Do you realize that time zone information is hardly a static
    Shachar> thing? For some countries, such as Israel, time zone is
    Shachar> something that changes annually. Do we really need the chore of
    Shachar> keeping that up to date? Also, how are people going to update
    Shachar> their local setup?

Please explain how the "time zone information" changes? I understand that
the rules for a given timezone are subject to political influence. But the
time zone itself?  
How is it handled in MS Windows? Probably if there is an unexpected change
in rules, a patch is needed too.

Bye
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