Debian bug report logs - #1005 Display Current System Clock Package: base ; Reported by: grantbow@netcom.com (Grant R. Bowman); Done: imurdock@debian.org (Ian Murdock). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message received at debian-bugs-done: From debian.org!imurdock Wed Oct 11 12:31:04 1995 Return-Path: Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0t36ro-000Hb3C; Wed, 11 Oct 95 12:31 PDT Received: from imagine.imaginit.com by pixar.com with SMTP id AA03312 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-done-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Wed, 11 Oct 1995 12:30:42 -0700 Received: by imagine.imaginit.com id (Debian /\oo/\ Smail3.1.29.1 #29.33); Wed, 11 Oct 95 14:34 EST Message-Id: Date: Wed, 11 Oct 95 14:34 EST From: imurdock@debian.org (Ian Murdock) To: debian-bugs-done@pixar.com Subject: Bug#1005: This bug was fixed in a recent upload of the package. Please check ftp.debian.org:/pub/debian for the new (fixed) version. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Notification sent to grantbow@netcom.com (Grant R. Bowman) : Bug acknowledged by developer. Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Reply sent to imurdock@debian.org (Ian Murdock) : You have taken responsibility. Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message received at debian-bugs: From netcom.com!grantbow Fri Jun 16 22:50:05 1995 Return-Path: Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0sMqlh-0005z9C; Fri, 16 Jun 95 22:50 PDT Received: from netcom13.netcom.com by pixar.com with SMTP id AA08841 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Fri, 16 Jun 1995 22:48:37 -0700 Received: from [192.0.2.1] by netcom13.netcom.com (8.6.12/Netcom) id WAA26815; Fri, 16 Jun 1995 22:48:03 -0700 X-Sender: grantbow@netcom13.netcom.com Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Fri, 16 Jun 1995 22:47:18 -0700 To: andrew@kryten.it.com.au (Andrew Howell), debian-bugs@pixar.com From: grantbow@netcom.com (Grant R. Bowman) Subject: Re: Bug#1005: Display Current System Clock At 1:18 AM 6/16/95, Andrew Howell wrote: >> >> Package: base >> Version: 93R5 >> >> During the base configuration (/sbin/dsetup-tz script) when setting the >> time zone, the current clock time is not displayed. This would reduce the >> need for people to reconfigure if they guess wrongly. >> >> The current time should be displayed by this script before setting a >> timezone. The default of accepting the system clock as set to GMT may not >> be the right choice either, at least it isn't in the US that I am aware. >> >> I am using Debian 0.93R5 alpha, kernel version 1.2.1 and libc 4.6.27. I >> have installed ONLY the base system for testing purposes. > >It's the standard for UNIX systems to run their clock's at GMT and then >set your timezone according. I think it's correct to be the default >setting. Andrew, OK, but can you add a line to display the clock before setting it? I believe this would help users know if they are making the correct choice as they are prompted. As for the default, Is the default audience one that is primarily unix people or PC people? It's an interesting (possibly lengthy) side-discussion that I am sure has been raised before, so if someone could send me a note summarizing the conclusion that was reached by the Debian group, I will try to avoid bringing it up again. Regards, -- -- Grant R. Bowman AdvoTech -- Computer and Software Asset Manaagement ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Acknowledgement sent to grantbow@netcom.com (Grant R. Bowman) : Extra info received and forwarded. Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Information forwarded to debian-devel@pixar.com : Bug#1005 ; Package base . Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message received at debian-bugs: From kryten.it.com.au!andrew Fri Jun 16 01:19:12 1995 Return-Path: Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0sMWcS-0005z9C; Fri, 16 Jun 95 01:19 PDT Received: from kryten.it.com.au by pixar.com with SMTP id AA07480 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Fri, 16 Jun 1995 01:17:40 -0700 Received: by kryten.it.com.au id (Debian /\oo/\ Smail3.1.29.1 #29.32); Fri, 16 Jun 95 16:18 WST Message-Id: From: andrew@kryten.it.com.au (Andrew Howell) Subject: Re: Bug#1005: Display Current System Clock To: grantbow@netcom.com, debian-bugs@pixar.com Date: Fri, 16 Jun 1995 16:18:47 +0800 (WST) In-Reply-To: from "Grant R. Bowman" at Jun 15, 95 09:54:08 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24 PGP2] Content-Type: text Content-Length: 1199 > > Package: base > Version: 93R5 > > During the base configuration (/sbin/dsetup-tz script) when setting the > time zone, the current clock time is not displayed. This would reduce the > need for people to reconfigure if they guess wrongly. > > The current time should be displayed by this script before setting a > timezone. The default of accepting the system clock as set to GMT may not > be the right choice either, at least it isn't in the US that I am aware. > > I am using Debian 0.93R5 alpha, kernel version 1.2.1 and libc 4.6.27. I > have installed ONLY the base system for testing purposes. It's the standard for UNIX systems to run their clock's at GMT and then set your timezone according. I think it's correct to be the default setting. Andrew ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Dehydration - 34%, Recollection of previous evening - 2%, embarrassment factor - 91%. Advise repair schedule:- off line for 36 hours, re-boot startup disk, and replace head - wow, what a night! -- Kryten in Red Dwarf `The Last Day' Andrew Howell andrew@it.com.au Perth, Western Australia howellaa@cs.curtin.edu.au ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Acknowledgement sent to andrew@kryten.it.com.au (Andrew Howell) : Extra info received and forwarded. Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Information forwarded to debian-devel@pixar.com : Bug#1005 ; Package base . Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message received at debian-bugs: From netcom.com!grantbow Thu Jun 15 21:55:40 1995 Return-Path: Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0sMTRT-0005z9C; Thu, 15 Jun 95 21:55 PDT Received: from netcom17.netcom.com by pixar.com with SMTP id AA27245 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Thu, 15 Jun 1995 21:54:13 -0700 Received: from [192.0.2.1] by netcom17.netcom.com (8.6.12/Netcom) id VAA05405; Thu, 15 Jun 1995 21:54:53 -0700 X-Sender: grantbow@netcom17.netcom.com Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Thu, 15 Jun 1995 21:54:08 -0700 To: debian-bugs@pixar.com From: grantbow@netcom.com (Grant R. Bowman) Subject: Display Current System Clock Package: base Version: 93R5 During the base configuration (/sbin/dsetup-tz script) when setting the time zone, the current clock time is not displayed. This would reduce the need for people to reconfigure if they guess wrongly. The current time should be displayed by this script before setting a timezone. The default of accepting the system clock as set to GMT may not be the right choice either, at least it isn't in the US that I am aware. I am using Debian 0.93R5 alpha, kernel version 1.2.1 and libc 4.6.27. I have installed ONLY the base system for testing purposes. Cheers, -- -- Grant R. Bowman AdvoTech -- Computer and Software Asset Manaagement ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Acknowledgement sent to grantbow@netcom.com (Grant R. Bowman) : New bug report received and forwarded. Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Report forwarded to debian-devel@pixar.com : Bug#1005 ; Package base . 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