Re: [PATCH] UTC timestamp option for FAT filesystems

James Cloos
2008-06-28T22:36:21Z

>>>>> "Joe" == Joe Peterson <joe@skyrush.com> writes:

Joe> For a camera, since DST is not taken into account. If you really
Joe> want to set your camera to local time and are willing to accept the
Joe> inherent issues, why not just use local time FAT behavior as it is
Joe> now in Linux.

Taking the rôle of Devil’s Advocate, why presume that the camera and the
box will have the same idea of local time? One might set the camera to
local time on a vacation, take some pics, return home and only them mount
the card on one's box.

Of course, that only works well if one uses different cards for each
timezone one visits. And it may well be unusual for typical digital
camera owners to bother with setting the time. But it can't be unknown.

It does seem likely that anyone who sets the camera's time at all will
probably prefer localtime. And if they know that one card has photos
taken during a winter visit to Orlando, and another from a summer trip
to Alaska, they may want to copy over accurate timestamps.

-JimC
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