Paul Eggert said:
GMT is obsolete. UTC should be used.
Which specific uses of "GMT" are you objecting to here?
Some instances of "GMT" are correct, e.g. in winter Europe/London users prefer the "date" command to output the string "GMT", not "UTC". By and large the tz database attempts to support common English-language usage, even if it's not strictly "correct".
That use of "GMT" is not just what the users prefer, it is *correct*. Time in the UK is defined, in statute, as Mean Time at Greenwich. An attempt to alter this to UTC *was rejected* by Parliament. -- Clive D.W. Feather | Work: <clive@demon.net> | Tel: +44 20 8495 6138 Internet Expert | Home: <clive@davros.org> | Fax: +44 870 051 9937 Demon Internet | WWW: http://www.davros.org | Mobile: +44 7973 377646 Thus plc | |