[mythtv-users] MythTV does not handle daylight savings properly
Tony Sauri
hoiho.nz at gmail.com
Thu Nov 8 04:47:51 UTC 2012
On 08/11/12 08:57, Nick Rout wrote:
> No, a programme that starts at 8.00 pm localtime in winter will still start
> at 8.00 pm localtime in summer, but the UTC time will have changed because
> local time has shifted by an hour relative to UTC.
>
On 08/11/12 10:45, John Pilkington wrote:>
> I think the point being made was that although UTC is unambiguous the
> times of transmission of programmes in a series are likely to be fixed
> in local time.
OK I got it wrong or didn't spend long enough thinking about the comment
however I contend that it proves how easy it is to make mistakes when
dealing with an "unfamiliar" metaphor.
Tony
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