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Re:Storing Date/Times in Databases by sicxu on Monday May 14, 2012 @11:10AM (#3971362)
You need timezone for sure. You just don't have to store it along with every date/time value. You can store it as user preference for example. What if you are scheduling a meeting between a U.S developer and an India developer?
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Re:Storing Date/Times in Databases by obtu on Tuesday May 15, 2012 @06:08AM (#3975805)
The date of the meeting mustn't depend on the display preferences of one of the participants. The meeting itself has to be anchored to a time zone.
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