From: "Geo." 

How do they know which the clock is using?

Geo.

"mike"  wrote in message
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> Linux and the BSDs can accommodate the Windows' local-time setting of
> the hardware clock.  They are far more flexible than Windows because
> they can use both the local-time setting and the standard UTC setting.
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> On Tue, 6 Mar 2007 21:48:42 -0500, "Geo."
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>>Linux (I've not run BSD) follows the standard, it doesn't reset my clock
>>when I dual boot with Windows and it does display the correct time.
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>>Geo.
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>>"Rich"  wrote in message news:45ed93ef$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>   The standard is what it is.  mike miller questioned why linux and the
>>BSDs fail to follow it.  I guess you can feel better if you redefine what
>>they do as the new standard and ignore that some software do follow the
>>existing standard.
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>>Rich
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>>  "Don Hills"  wrote in message
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>>  In article , "Rich"  wrote:
>>  >   The early IBM PCs worked without an OS so you are fishing to switch
>>  >the standard from the PC.
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>>  The only fishy part is you doing your standard red herring drag.
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>>  >The history is irrelevant as the standard is
>>  >what it is and according to mike miller, linux and the BSDs fail to
>>  >follow it.
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>>  "History is irrelevant"? "The standard is what it
(happens to be at the
>>  moment)"?   No wonder we're in the mess we're discussing.
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>>  --
>>  Don Hills

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