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| author | Richard M. Stallman | 2006-12-26 03:12:22 +0000 |
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| committer | Richard M. Stallman | 2006-12-26 03:12:22 +0000 |
| commit | a1df562ea1eec3dc73d82e2a18d7f3c0bcf5cc2b (patch) | |
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(Holidays): Holiday listing is based on current practice, but DST is not.
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| @@ -526,12 +526,8 @@ categories of holidays. You can use this command even if you don't have | |||
| 526 | a calendar window. | 526 | a calendar window. |
| 527 | 527 | ||
| 528 | The dates used by Emacs for holidays are based on @emph{current | 528 | The dates used by Emacs for holidays are based on @emph{current |
| 529 | practice}, not historical fact. Historically, for instance, the start | 529 | practice}, not historical fact. For example Veteran's Day began in |
| 530 | of daylight savings time and even its existence have varied from year to | 530 | 1919, but is shown in earlier years. |
| 531 | year, but present United States law mandates that daylight savings time | ||
| 532 | begins on the second Sunday in March. When the daylight savings rules | ||
| 533 | are set up for the United States, Emacs always uses the present | ||
| 534 | definition, even though it is wrong for some prior years. | ||
| 535 | 531 | ||
| 536 | @node Sunrise/Sunset | 532 | @node Sunrise/Sunset |
| 537 | @section Times of Sunrise and Sunset | 533 | @section Times of Sunrise and Sunset |