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authorJakub Jelinek <jakub@redhat.com>2007-07-12 18:26:36 +0000
committerJakub Jelinek <jakub@redhat.com>2007-07-12 18:26:36 +0000
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-# @(#)etcetera	7.11
+# @(#)etcetera	8.1
 
 # These entries are mostly present for historical reasons, so that
 # people in areas not otherwise covered by the tz files could "zic -l"
 # to a time zone that was right for their area.  These days, the
-# tz files cover almost all the inhabited world, so there's little
-# need now for the entries that are not on UTC.
+# tz files cover almost all the inhabited world, and the only practical
+# need now for the entries that are not on UTC are for ships at sea
+# that cannot use POSIX TZ settings.
 
 Zone	Etc/GMT		0	-	GMT
 Zone	Etc/UTC		0	-	UTC