# Ruby and DST change

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-dst-change/84642>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 6, 2007, 5:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-dst-change/84642 "2007-02-06T17:46:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![el-gato](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/e0b2c6/32.png) [@el-gato](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/el-gato)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 5:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-dst-change/84642/1 "2007-02-06T17:46:18Z")

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Can anyone tell me whether the Daylight Savings Time change due to occur  
in the U.S. this March will require any patching of my Ruby  
installations (1.8.1)? I can’t seem to find any relevant info.

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**Author:** ![el-gato](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/e0b2c6/32.png) [@el-gato](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/el-gato)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 6:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-dst-change/84642/2 "2007-02-06T18:50:49Z")

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On Feb 6, 9:46 am, El Gato [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Can anyone tell me whether the Daylight Savings Time change due to occur  
> in the U.S. this March will require any patching of my Ruby  
> installations (1.8.1)? I can’t seem to find any relevant info.

Ruby gets its date/time information from your operating system. If  
your OS is patched then everything should be fine.

Regards,

Dan