Bug#472104: Timezone for various locations in Sweden (possibly also elsewhere) incorrect

[David Weinehall]

Package: gnome-panel
Version: 2.22.0-1
Severity: minor

In the new (very nice looking and more useful than ever -- I love it!)
clock applet, some things are not quite right...

The timezone for a lot of locations in Sweden, for instance
Umeå, Lycksele, Kiruna, Sundsvall-Härnösand end up having
"Europe/Mariehamn" as timezone, and Malmö, Gothenburg, etc.
ends up having "Europe/Copenhagen" as timezone.

The correct timezone for all Swedish cities is "Europe/Stockholm".

"Europe/Copenhagen" isn't that big of a deal, since it's the same
timezone (CET/CEST), but "Europe/Mariehamn" isn't the same timezone
(EET/EEST).

I'm guessing that the timezones are guessed based on coordinates rather
than taken from a list of timezones; if so, the timezones for a lot of
other locations (in other countries than Sweden too) are bound to be
incorrect.


Regards: David
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