Re: CVS commit: src/lib/libc/time

[Paul Goyette <paul%vps1.whooppee.com@localhost>]

On Fri, 30 Oct 2015, Paul Goyette wrote:

> On Fri, 30 Oct 2015, Brian Ginsbach wrote:
>
> > Module Name:	src
> > Committed By:	ginsbach
> > Date:		Fri Oct 30 01:49:36 UTC 2015
> >
> > Modified Files:
> > 	src/lib/libc/time: strptime.c
> >
> > Log Message:
> > Reject timezone offsets more than 12 hours (east or west).
>
>
> Why?
>
> According to www.timeanddate.com the timezone for Christmas Island (aka
> Kiritmati, in the country of Kiribati, and located at 152'N / 15720'W), their 
> timezone is UTC+14.  As I recall, the international dateline was deliberately 
> set to be east of Christmas Island so that it would be in the same day as the 
> rest of the country of Kirbati (the former Phoenix Islands, IIRC).
>
> Please revert.
>
> (I've actually been there - it's not the best of places to visit!)

It's actually the former Gilbert Islands, according to Wikipedia.

(The commit still needs to be reverted.)


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