[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #9758: GMT-relative timezones inverted

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#9758: GMT-relative timezones inverted
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 Reporter:  andy         |        Type:  defect (bug)   
   Status:  new          |    Priority:  highest omg bbq
Milestone:  2.8          |   Component:  Date/Time      
  Version:               |    Severity:  blocker        
 Keywords:  needs-patch  |  
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Comment(by Otto42):

 Sorry, my quoting sucked. Here's what was in the Olson DB comments:

 We use POSIX-style signs in the Zone names and the output abbreviations,
 even though this is the opposite of what many people expect. POSIX has
 positive signs west of Greenwich, but many people expect positive signs
 east of Greenwich. For example, TZ=’Etc/GMT+4′ uses the abbreviation
 “GMT+4″ and corresponds to 4 hours behind UTC (i.e. west of Greenwich)
 even though many people would expect it to mean 4 hours ahead of UTC (i.e.
 east of Greenwich).

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