time & egypt

[Amahdy]

For Ubuntu users, there are two types of possible timing system:

1] tzdata which reads the information from /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo,
this is updated manually by Ubuntu maintainer.
2] NTP which reads from an internet server, it has an automated algorithm to
change in specific dates, regardless any local situations.

Micro$oft uses #2, Ubuntu uses #1 by default (you can change it), #2 looks
more professional but very hard to make change, while in #1 you can simply
fill a request to patch the timezone to be adjusted based on the local
situation.

You can detect weather your system is using NTP or not by looking weather
the package "ntp" is installed, and the file /etc/ntp.conf exists. You may
run "ntpdate" for server info (if not installed then no server will be
available)


Ok now my answer to the email :)
If your Ubuntu is using #1 (the default), and the maintainer was never
notified about any changes about our local time, then nothing will happens w
Allah a3lm :))

Cheers!


-- Amahdy AbdElAziz
http://www.linkedin.com/in/amahdyabdelaziz



On Sun, Apr 24, 2011 at 16:55, <ahmadtarek at gmail.com> wrote:

> I think this issue need study to know what will be affected. Not only
> computers but also web services - like google - mobile phones, watches and a
> lot of other things. If any one got a problem I thuink any country with +2
> timezone and without summer time would work with him.
>
>
> Ahmad Tarek
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2011 16:01:39
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