From: Hugh Sasse Staff Elec Eng <hgs@...>
Date: 2000-11-23T04:28:57+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:6527] Re: Time Trouble

On Thu, 23 Nov 2000, Niklas Backlund wrote:

> 
> 
> On Thu, 23 Nov 2000, Dave Thomas wrote:
> 
> > Niklas Backlund <d99-nba@nada.kth.se> writes:
> >
> > >
> > > Can someone please explain this result to me:
> > >
> > > irb(main):001:0> 1.upto(12) {|m| puts Time.local(2000, m, 1, 0, 0)}
> > > Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT+1:00 2000
> > > Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 GMT+1:00 2000
> > > Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 GMT+1:00 2000
> > > Sat Apr 01 01:00:00 GMT+1:00 2000
> > > Mon May 01 01:00:00 GMT+1:00 2000
> > > Thu Jun 01 01:00:00 GMT+1:00 2000
> > > Sat Jul 01 01:00:00 GMT+1:00 2000
> > > Tue Aug 01 01:00:00 GMT+1:00 2000
> > > Fri Sep 01 01:00:00 GMT+1:00 2000
> > > Sun Oct 01 01:00:00 GMT+1:00 2000
> > > Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 GMT+1:00 2000
> > > Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 GMT+1:00 2000
> >
> > What is your system's timezone set to?
> 
> It simply says "GMT+1:00" on this one (Win98). On my

I think you are right: this is incorrect.  In the summer it should
set the timezone to GMT+2:00, shouldn't it?  If it is taking account of 
Daylight Saving Time....
	Hugh