[tor-talk] Review request: TorVM implementation in Qubes OS

[Abel Luck]

intrigeri:
> Hi,
> 
> adrelanos wrote (16 Oct 2012 18:28:19 GMT) :
>> Abel Luck:
> 
>>> I need to do more research into what it would take to protect the
>>> localtime. For example, what are the consequences (technically and
>>> UX-wise) of changing the local timezone to, presumably, UTC?
> 
>> UTC is fine. Afaik Tails, Liberte Linux and Whonix are using UTC.
> 
> Since the initial question was about UX too, I feel like I should add
> that many Tails users don't think "UTC is fine". Quite unsurprisingly,
> they are confused when they are shown a clock that is off by a few
> hours, compared to their own idea of what time it is in their current
> location.
> 
> It looks like *displaying* UTC for everybody is a UX failure.

That's exactly what I was worried about. Qubes might be lucky here, in
that the system tray is in dom0 (the VM host), so the VMs can use their
own time and the user's systray applet will still be in their localtime.

Of course the time as displayed inside apps, browsers, email clients,
will be UTC.