KDateTime: next iteration

[Thiago Macieira]

David Jarvie wrote:
>I attach another iteration of the KDateTime header. The implementation
> file is at http://www.astrojar.org.uk/linux/download/kdatetime.cpp.
> This now incorporates all 5 types of "time zone" information which has
> been discussed: 
>  UTC 
>   Offset from UTC

What's the difference between those two? UTC is UTC + 0 (or -0, if you'd 
rather), so it's the same as an offset from UTC.

>   Time zone
>   Local time zone (a special case of "Time zone")

Ok for special case

>   Local clock time (no time zone)

This doesn't make sense to me. What's the rationale behind it? Every time 
must be associated to a timezone, unless we're talking about time 
differences. Or unless we're talking about an "unknown" timezone (which 
means this should fall into the "Local time zone", which is in turn a 
special case of "time zone").

So, by my account, there are only two types:
1) offset-only
2) detailed (with latitude, longitude, name and DST historic)

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