May 17, 2004
8:48 p.m.
GMT is obsolete. UTC should be used.
In reply to Paul Eggert's remarks:
Which specific uses of "GMT" are you objecting to here?
Obviously "none" if the wordings in the tz files are indeed according to:
By and large the tz database attempts to support common English-language usage, even if it's not strictly "correct".
Old and universal problem: if you use the correct or latest terms, 'no one' knows how to use it...... Oscar van Vlijmen 2004-05-17