Re: [ProgSoc] General timezone (Java Question: Timezone)

[Matt <matt@nospam.mailtv.com.au>]

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> Looking at the current unix zones, there is a Sydney, a Broken_Hill
> and a NSW zone. I dunno how different they are but I guess they
> might as well all have unique names. Since the decision makers who
> decide what time it is happen to reside in Sydney (i.e. we are the
> capital city) it isn't entirely without precedent that the zone is
> named after us. All that really matters is that it is a unique name,
> even NSW would be sensible.

> Does Broken Hill have an airport?

yes, and broken hill does have its own time zone (and the areas around
it).

	matt

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