[COLUG] Linux and UTC

[Rob Funk]

Jeff Frontz wrote:
> I'm not sure of the context, but most systems keep time as a vector
> from some epoch. As such, the vector has no time zone--it's merely a
> delta from some known point in time.  The description of the epoch is
> the only place that a timezone (e.g., January 1, 1970 00:00:00 UTC).

Sure it's all just an integer when you get down to it, but when you put it 
in a time context you have to account for consistent units:
(time0 in UTC) + (t seconds) = (time1 in UTC)
(time0 in UTC) + (t seconds) + (local timezone offset) =
  (time1 in local timezone)

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