[tz] Why is `Etc/UCT` not an alias of `Etc/UTC`?

Paul Eggert eggert at cs.ucla.edu
Fri Mar 8 19:30:46 UTC 2019


On 3/8/19 10:02 AM, Matt Johnson wrote:
> I also see people labeling it "UST"  (Universal Standard Time??).  Should we add that too?  Also, DST being labeled DLT, etc.  Why propagate misinformation?
>
> IMHO, it sounds like the suggestion of linking Etc/UCT to Etc/UTC and dropping the UCT abbreviation would be appropriate.

Sounds reasonable. Proposed patch attached.

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