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diff --git a/debian/README.Debian b/debian/README.Debian new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8a9cfab --- /dev/null +++ b/debian/README.Debian @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +README for tzdata +----------------- + +This package contains data required for the implementation of +standard local time for many representative locations around the +globe. + +Two different versions are provided: +- The "posix" version is based on the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). +- The "right" version is based on the International Atomic Time (TAI), + and it includes the leap seconds. + +Most systems have their hardware clock set either to UTC, or to a +timezone with a fixed difference with UTC. Therefore the default +version provided by this package is the "posix" one. + +The TZDIR environment variable, when used together with the TZ one, +forces the system to use one of the two versions. Examples: + +- TZDIR=/usr/share/zoneinfo/posix TZ=Europe/Paris on a system with + hardware clock set to UTC. +- TZDIR=/usr/share/zoneinfo/right TZ=Europe/Paris on a system with + hardware clock set to TAI. + + -- Aurelien Jarno <aurel32@debian.org> Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:27:09 +0200 |