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Subject:    [Opensim-users] thoughts on timezones
From:       rtkwebman () gmail ! com (Robert Klein)
Date:       2009-01-22 3:46:52
Message-ID: 1232596012521-2196102.post () n2 ! nabble ! com
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I agree with all of this input and I really only asked this question in hopes
of not continuing a pretty frustrating foible on LL's part. I am glad that
all the input has been positive and full of great observation. I am also
glad that we can have a normal manifestation of timezone support eventually
through the viewer (hopefully). AND in the Mantis area the flicker of a UTC
based OpenSim meeting has been lit, and it is starting to feel oh so right.
:)

-Robert


Dirk Krause wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I resisted to bring this into the discussion, but now I can't help it :-).
> 
> +1 on having UTC on the server and only that.
> 
> With that out of the way, I think the 'local' time should be set by the
> Sim/Region owner, so that you for example can use a Sim for games where
> you might want different time tables, maybe even different time paces.
> 
> A use for this could be in a Serious Game; let's think of a Mars
> simulation where you want to have Mars Time and years and so on.  But all
> this could be done on the client, so this is basically a viewer not a
> server issue.
> 
> So if it turns out, that the time is hard-coded in the viewer ... whoever
> takes up work on a new viewer could provide some time table functionality
> (perhaps set by script from the server which could be from the .ini file)
> to have some 'local' time display.
> 
> Best,
>   Dirk/Barth
> 
> 
> 
> -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: opensim-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de
> [mailto:opensim-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de] Im Auftrag von Justin
> Clark-Casey
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 21. Januar 2009 18:05
> An: opensim-users at lists.berlios.de
> Betreff: Re: [Opensim-users] thoughts on timezones
> 
> William George wrote:
>> Don't overthink this time thing, its all a convention. Local code shows 
>> local time; server code and databases should be in UTC
>> 
>> however this is probably wrong:
>> 
>> "You can see this by picking up an object in OpenSim.  Though the Linden 
>> Labs
>> viewer may say 10:00AM PST when you pick it up, and your server may be 
>> set to Central European Time 19:00, the item
>> properties acquired date will show 18:00 (which is the UTC time)."
>> 
>> The aquired time should in local time.....
> 
> Yes, this should be adjusted, and I would argue that the adjustment should
> be done by the client before display.
> 
> However, this does actually bring up an interesting philosophical question
> as to what local time is.  Is local time your 
> own machine's timezone, or is it the region's timezone?
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