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Re:Looking back at my transition from Windows to Linux in an... by eviks on Monday August 25, 2025 @01:20AM (#45010471)
The better solution is allow config instead of trying to agree, and the best is auto defect and apply the correct config are the OS level
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Re:Looking back at my transition from Windows to Linux in an... by uncircle on Monday August 25, 2025 @02:46AM (#45010984)
How do you autodetect the timezone, when the RTC clock doesn’t have one?

On Linux with one command you can switch between UTC or local RTC time to match Windows. On Windows you need to change a bit in the registry if you want it to adapt to the Linux way - i.e. the correct one.

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