[geeks] DST change costs

[Robert Brooke Gravitt]

On Jan 22, 2007, at 2:26 AM, Doug McLaren wrote:

> Don't forget that not only your OS needs updating -- in general java
> includes it's own timezone information rather than getting it from the
> OS, so your JVMs will need updating as well.
>
> Either way, I'll bet the overall costs of this change ARE substantial.

You bet. Every app these days ( think so-called "Enterprise"   
software & stuff for vertical markets (POS, inventory, etc) have a  
JRE embedded & need a patch. Hell, for WebSphere alone we have 100+  
AIX & HP-UX boxes to patch. Once for the OS, once for WebSphere... etc.

Fun!

--Brooke