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Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:20:25 +0100
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On 20 June 2007 20:06, Christian Franke wrote:


> ... with Windows DST bug IMO the most annoying:

> Wait until next DST change and enjoy 1 hour time shifts in the opposite
> direction.

> Is this fixed on Vista? Bug was still present on Vista RC1.

  Troll.  You know the answer really and you're only asking because you can't
/believe/ what you heard and want someone to actually come out and say it out
loud, so I will: 

  It's not a bug, it's by design, it is deliberate and Microsoft are never
going to "fix" it, because that's how they *want* it to work.

    cheers,
      DaveK

[*] - Of course, the phrase "by design" /usually/ doesn't include "design
techniques" such as... oh... say giving an overdose of intravenous
amphetamines to a delusional psychotic and encouraging him to bound round the
room like a demented gorilla while flinging alphabetti spaghetti at the walls
until it falls into a shape that is almost, but not quite, entirely unlike
code, but that's apparently how Microsoft works....
-- 
Can't think of a witty .sigline today....


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