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− | Join the [https://www.fsf.org/ Free Software Foundation] (FSF) on <span style="cursor:help;text-decoration:underline dotted;font-family:monospace;font-size:large;">{{{meeting_start_day}}} {{{meeting_start_time}}} to {{{meeting_end_time}}} {{#timel:T}}</span> {{#ifeq: {{{meeting_is_active}}} | 1 | (date of the <i>next</i> meeting)}} | + | Join the [https://www.fsf.org/ Free Software Foundation] (FSF) on <span style="cursor:help;text-decoration:underline dotted;font-family:monospace;font-size:large;" title="{{#ifeq: {{#timel:T}} | EST | {{#time:H:i| {{{meeting_start_time}}} - 5 hours}}-{{#time:H:i| {{{meeting_end_time}}} - 5 hours}} | {{#time:H:i| {{{meeting_start_time}}} - 4 hours}}-{{#time:H:i| {{{meeting_end_time}}} - 4 hours}}}} UTC">{{{meeting_start_day}}} {{{meeting_start_time}}} to {{{meeting_end_time}}} {{#timel:T}}</span> {{#ifeq: {{{meeting_is_active}}} | 1 | (date of the <i>next</i> meeting)}} |
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for the Free Software Directory IRC meetings, in the [irc://irc.libera.chat/fsf #fsf Libera.chat] moderated by the FSF staff! | for the Free Software Directory IRC meetings, in the [irc://irc.libera.chat/fsf #fsf Libera.chat] moderated by the FSF staff! | ||
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− | Our day and time is right now: <wbr><span class="currentEST" style="cursor:help;text-decoration:underline dotted;font-family:monospace;font-size:large;" title="{{CURRENTTIME}} UTC">{{LOCALDAYNAME}} {{LOCALTIME}} {{#timel: | + | Our day and time is right now: <wbr><span class="currentEST" style="cursor:help;text-decoration:underline dotted;font-family:monospace;font-size:large;" title="{{CURRENTTIME}} UTC">{{LOCALDAYNAME}} {{LOCALTIME}} {{#timel:T}}</span> <span class="staticMeetingCountdown" style="font-family:monospace;">{{#ifeq: {{{meeting_is_active}}} | 1 | <!-- MEETING IS ACTIVE --> | |
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− | [https://libera.chat/guides/registration Libera registration] | [https://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-and-gnu-move-official-irc-channels-to-libera-chat-network Why not Freenode?] | [https://directory.fsf.org/wiki?title=Special:Ask&offset=10&limit=500&q=%5B%5BChat%3A%3Airc%5D%5D&p=mainlabel%3D%2Fformat%3Dtemplate%2Flink%3Dnone%2Ftemplate%3DGetlist-2Drow%2Fintrotemplate%3DGetlist-2Dintro%2Foutrotemplate%3DGetlist-2Doutro&po=%3FFull+description%3DDescription%0A%3FHomepage+URL%3DHomepage%0A%3FLicense%0A%3FIs+GNU%23%5B%5BFile%3AHeckert_gnu.tiny.png%5D%5D%2C%0A IRC clients] | [https://www.gnu.org/server/irc-rules.en.html IRC rules] | [https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/kind-communication.html GNU Kind Communications Guidelines] | + | [https://libera.chat/guides/registration Libera registration] | [https://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-and-gnu-move-official-irc-channels-to-libera-chat-network Why not Freenode?] | [https://directory.fsf.org/wiki?title=Special:Ask&offset=10&limit=500&q=%5B%5BChat%3A%3Airc%5D%5D&p=mainlabel%3D%2Fformat%3Dtemplate%2Flink%3Dnone%2Ftemplate%3DGetlist-2Drow%2Fintrotemplate%3DGetlist-2Dintro%2Foutrotemplate%3DGetlist-2Doutro&po=%3FFull+description%3DDescription%0A%3FHomepage+URL%3DHomepage%0A%3FLicense%0A%3FIs+GNU%23%5B%5BFile%3AHeckert_gnu.tiny.png%5D%5D%2C%0A IRC clients] ([https://libera.chat/guides/sasl#sasl-client-configuration SASL configuration]) | [https://www.gnu.org/server/irc-rules.en.html IRC rules] | [https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/kind-communication.html GNU Kind Communications Guidelines] |
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==Documentation== | ==Documentation== |
Latest revision as of 17:00, 28 January 2023
Contents
Error: Invalid time. IRC Meeting
Join the Free Software Foundation (FSF) on <span style="cursor:help;text-decoration:underline dotted;font-family:monospace;font-size:large;" title="Error: Invalid time.-Error: Invalid time. UTC">{{{meeting_start_day}}} {{{meeting_start_time}}} to {{{meeting_end_time}}} EDT for the Free Software Directory IRC meetings, in the #fsf Libera.chat moderated by the FSF staff!
Our day and time is right now:
Run this terminal program in a GNU/Linux system terminal to see the meeting start time in your time zone:
$ date --date='TZ="America/New_York" 12:00 this Fri'
Regardless of the topic, administrators will verify and approve new software proposed by users, correct existing pages and provide technical assistance publicly in the channel. All users are welcome.
Libera registration | Why not Freenode? | IRC clients (SASL configuration) | IRC rules | GNU Kind Communications Guidelines
Documentation
Free Software Foundation
Official times for the IRC meetings
- Free Software Foundation: The IRC meetings are held 12:00-15:00 on both Eastern Standard Time (EST) and Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), unless otherwise noted.
Time zone for the Free Software Foundation office
Permanent time observation in the United States: State-level legislative actions, see
- The columns:
- "Legislation for permanent standard time"
- "Legislation for permanent DST"
- For the states-levels of:
- Massachusetts
- New York (The FSF is located in Boston which is the state capital of Massachusetts. The IANA time zone database identifier for Massachusetts is America/New_York.)
- Time zone in Massachusetts
Massachusetts: "...According to the text of the bill, the new time wouldn’t go into full effect until 2023, with clocks not rolling back after springing ahead for daylight saving time in March of next year. After that March 2023 spring forward, no more time changes would take place in most of the U.S." - https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/when-does-daylight-saving-time-end-in-massachusetts/2873819/
More reading:
- Time in Massachusetts - Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_in_Massachusetts
- Permanent time observation in the United States
"Senator Marco Rubio, one of the bill's sponsors, said supporters agreed the change would not take place until November 2023 after input from airlines and broadcasters." - https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-senate-approves-bill-that-would-make-daylight-savings-time-permanent-2023-2022-03-15/
More reading:
- Template:IRC_text#Time_zone_for_the_Free_Software_Foundation_office
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_time_observation_in_the_United_States
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunshine_Protection_Act
- The FSF is located in Boston which is the state capital of Massachusetts. The IANA time zone database identifier for Massachusetts is America/New_York.
Software
Server-side
LocalSettings.php
- Manual $wgLocaltimezone - MediaWiki - https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgLocaltimezone
- $wgLocaltimezone = "America/New_York";
- Manual $wgLocalTZoffset - MediaWiki - https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgLocalTZoffset
Extensions
- https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:TimezoneConverter
- https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:TimeConvert
Client-side
- https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Magic_words
- {{LOCALDOW}}, {{LOCALHOUR}}, etc: "The following variables do the same as the preceding ones but using the site's server config or $wgLocaltimezone." (see the LocalSettings.php section
- Manual Timezone - MediaWiki - https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Timezone
- Help Extension ParserFunctions - MediaWiki
- #time - https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Extension:ParserFunctions##time
- #timel - https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Extension:ParserFunctions##timel
- "This function is identical to ..., when the local parameter is set to true, so it always uses the local time of the wiki (as set in $wgLocaltimezone)."
- Help Time function - Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Time_function
- https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Extension:ParserFunctions_-_time:_timezones
Issues
- Free_Software_Directory:Backlog_active#Templates_to_display_EST_or_EDT
- https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Template:TZAbbrev
History
2022
From https://directory.fsf.org/wiki?title=Template:Participate_text&oldid=83298
{{IRC text |meeting_UTC_start={{#time:U| Friday 16:00 UTC}} |meeting_UTC_end={{#time:U| Friday 19:00 UTC}} |meeting_is_active={{#expr: {{#time:U| Friday 16:00 UTC}}>{{#time:U|now UTC}} and {{#time:U|now UTC}}>={{#time:U|today 16:00 UTC}} and {{#time:N|now UTC}}={{#time:N| Friday 16:00 UTC}} and {{#time:G|now UTC}}<{{#time:G| Friday 19:00 UTC}} }} }}
2018
From https://directory.fsf.org/wiki?title=Main_Page&action=edit&oldid=53113
{{IRC text |day_name_meeting_frequency=each |day_name=Friday |start_hour_time=12 |end_hour_time=15 }}
From https://directory.fsf.org/wiki?title=Template:IRC_text&oldid=49734
{{{background_color|#fbfcff}}}; border: {{#ifeq: {{LOCALDAYNAME}} | {{{day_name|0}}} | {{#ifexpr: {{{start_hour_time|-1}}} != -1 and {{LOCALHOUR}} >= {{{start_hour_time|0}}} and {{LOCALHOUR}} < {{{end_hour_time|0}}} | green | black}} }} Our day and time is right now: {{LOCALDAYNAME}} {{LOCALTIME}} {{TZAbbrev}}
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