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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand>
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Subject: Re: Timezones and versions of Java
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In message <iretd3$lgu$1@dont-email.me>, Daniele Futtorovic wrote:

> On 24/05/2011 01:50, Lawrence D'Oliveiro allegedly wrote:
>
>> Linux has a perfectly serviceable set of timezone files available
>> SYSTEMWIDE in /usr/share/zoneinfo; why do subsystems like Java insist on
>> carrying around their own, potentially out-of-date and inconsistent
>> copies?
> 
> The JRE carries regularly updated timezone info (which can be updated
> independently of the JRE) for the purpose of running in environments
> that do not sport a perfectly serviceable set of timezone informations.

Which is not the case with Linux. Why can it not use zoneinfo when it’s 
available?