#2684 NORM Untriag: No way to set the timezone or the time or the time format, but the journal shows timestamps on everything

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#2684: No way to set the timezone or the time or the time format, but the journal
shows timestamps on everything
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 Reporter:  gnu     |       Owner:  dcbw     
     Type:  defect  |      Status:  new      
 Priority:  normal  |   Milestone:  Untriaged
Component:  sugar   |     Version:  Build 542
 Keywords:          |    Verified:  0        
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 It tells me I started the Chat activity Today at 08:19 AM, but that's
 wrong, and there's no way to fix it.

 I suspect that if there's a school server nearby, an XO that doesn't know
 its timezone should set its timezone from the school server.

 Kids are going to have real trouble figuring out the difference between
 setting your clock and setting your timezone.  This probably needs user
 interface design.

 PS:  "08:19 AM"?  How can I get rid of that obsolete "AM" stuff and use
 24-hour times like God intended (and like all the other people in my
 country use)?  I guess we need to get into Locale-setting here, too...

 PPS:  #430 tried to report this bug months ago, but it was closed out
 "wontfix" because their proposed fix (shipping in UTC timezone) wasn't
 right either.  What good is a clock that you can't set?

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Ticket URL: <https://dev.laptop.org/ticket/2684>
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