Description of problem: Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): tzdata-2006p-1 .fc6 How reproducible: Everytime Steps to Reproduce: 1. Run "system-config-date" and select Time Zone tab. 2. Select GMT-5 to emulate Eastern Standard Time in the US (no DST) 3. Watch as time on system now ahead 10 hours. Actual results: You get GMT + 5 hours, not GMT - 5 hours. Expected results: GMT - 5 hours, which emulates Eastern Standard Time without the DST changeover. Additional info:
Excerpt from tzdata sources: # We use POSIX-style signs in the Zone names and the output abbreviations, # even though this is the opposite of what many people expect. # POSIX has positive signs west of Greenwich, but many people expect # positive signs east of Greenwich. For example, TZ='Etc/GMT+4' uses # the abbreviation "GMT+4" and corresponds to 4 hours behind UTC # (i.e. west of Greenwich) even though many people would expect it to # mean 4 hours ahead of UTC (i.e. east of Greenwich). So here we go, POSIX...
*** Bug 808777 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***