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Clarify getdate authorship.

Paul Eggert 25 years ago
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@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ Date input formats
 * Day of week item::            Monday and others.
 * Day of week item::            Monday and others.
 * Relative item in date strings::  next tuesday, 2 years ago.
 * Relative item in date strings::  next tuesday, 2 years ago.
 * Pure numbers in date strings::  19931219, 1440.
 * Pure numbers in date strings::  19931219, 1440.
-* Authors of getdate::          Bellovin, Salz, Berets, et al.
+* Authors of getdate::          Bellovin, Berets, Eggert, Salz, et al.
 
 
 Controlling the Archive Format
 Controlling the Archive Format
 
 
@@ -5904,7 +5904,7 @@ midnight, 1 January 1970 UCT.
 * Day of week item::            Monday and others.
 * Day of week item::            Monday and others.
 * Relative item in date strings::  next tuesday, 2 years ago.
 * Relative item in date strings::  next tuesday, 2 years ago.
 * Pure numbers in date strings::  19931219, 1440.
 * Pure numbers in date strings::  19931219, 1440.
-* Authors of getdate::          Bellovin, Salz, Berets, et al.
+* Authors of getdate::          Bellovin, Berets, Eggert, Salz, et al.
 @end menu
 @end menu
 
 
 
 
@@ -6084,9 +6084,10 @@ but not both.
 
 
 A @dfn{time zone item} specifies an international time zone, indicated
 A @dfn{time zone item} specifies an international time zone, indicated
 by a small set of letters, e.g.@: @samp{UTC} for Coordinated Universal
 by a small set of letters, e.g.@: @samp{UTC} for Coordinated Universal
-Time.  Any included period is ignored.  By following a non-DST time zone
-by the string @samp{DST} in a separate word (that is, separated by some
-white space), the corresponding DST time zone may be specified.
+Time.  Any included period is ignored.  By following a
+non-daylight-saving time zone by the string @samp{DST} in a separate
+word (that is, separated by some white space), the corresponding
+daylight saving time zone may be specified.
 
 
 Time zone items are obsolescent and are not recommended, because they
 Time zone items are obsolescent and are not recommended, because they
 are ambiguous; for example, @samp{EST} has a different meaning in
 are ambiguous; for example, @samp{EST} has a different meaning in
@@ -6179,10 +6180,6 @@ items, like in @samp{12:00 today}.  The string @samp{this} also has
 the meaning of a zero-valued time displacement, but is preferred in
 the meaning of a zero-valued time displacement, but is preferred in
 date strings like @samp{this thursday}.
 date strings like @samp{this thursday}.
 
 
-When a relative item makes the resulting date to cross the boundary
-between DST and non-DST (or vice-versa), the hour is adjusted according
-to the local time.
-
 
 
 @node Pure numbers in date strings
 @node Pure numbers in date strings
 @section Pure numbers in date strings
 @section Pure numbers in date strings
@@ -6214,17 +6211,19 @@ year.
 @cindex authors of @code{getdate}
 @cindex authors of @code{getdate}
 
 
 @cindex Bellovin, Steven M.
 @cindex Bellovin, Steven M.
-@cindex Salz, Rich
 @cindex Berets, Jim
 @cindex Berets, Jim
+@cindex Eggert, Paul
 @cindex MacKenzie, David
 @cindex MacKenzie, David
 @cindex Meyering, Jim
 @cindex Meyering, Jim
+@cindex Salz, Rich
 @code{getdate} was originally implemented by Steven M. Bellovin
 @code{getdate} was originally implemented by Steven M. Bellovin
 (@samp{smb@@research.att.com}) while at the University of North Carolina
 (@samp{smb@@research.att.com}) while at the University of North Carolina
 at Chapel Hill.  The code was later tweaked by a couple of people on
 at Chapel Hill.  The code was later tweaked by a couple of people on
 Usenet, then completely overhauled by Rich $alz (@samp{rsalz@@bbn.com})
 Usenet, then completely overhauled by Rich $alz (@samp{rsalz@@bbn.com})
 and Jim Berets (@samp{jberets@@bbn.com}) in August, 1990.  Various
 and Jim Berets (@samp{jberets@@bbn.com}) in August, 1990.  Various
 revisions for the @sc{gnu} system were made by David MacKenzie, Jim Meyering,
 revisions for the @sc{gnu} system were made by David MacKenzie, Jim Meyering,
-and others.
+and others.  The code was rewritten again in August, 1999 by Paul Eggert,
+to improve its support for daylight saving time.
 
 
 @cindex Pinard, F.
 @cindex Pinard, F.
 @cindex Berry, K.
 @cindex Berry, K.