--- a/AbstractOperatingSystem.st	Mon Nov 10 17:56:00 2014 +0100
+++ b/AbstractOperatingSystem.st	Mon Nov 10 17:56:14 2014 +0100
@@ -6145,18 +6145,19 @@
     ^ TimeInfo
 !
 
-timeInfoFromSeconds:osSeconds localTime:isLocalTime
-    "return a timeInfo structure containing values for the given OS-second value.
-     An internal helper"
-
-    ^ self timeInfoFromSeconds:osSeconds milliseconds:0 localTime:isLocalTime
-!
-
 timeInfoFromSeconds:osSeconds milliseconds:osMilliSeconds localTime:isLocalTime
     "return a timeInfo structure containing values for the given OS-second value.
      An internal helper"
 
     self subclassResponsibility
+!
+
+utcOffset
+    ^ (self computeTimeAndDateFrom:0) utcOffset
+
+    "
+     OperatingSystem utcOffset    
+    "
 ! !
 
 !AbstractOperatingSystem class methodsFor:'users & groups'!
@@ -7632,11 +7633,11 @@
 !AbstractOperatingSystem class methodsFor:'documentation'!
 
 version
-    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/AbstractOperatingSystem.st,v 1.278 2014-11-10 15:51:51 cg Exp $'
+    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/AbstractOperatingSystem.st,v 1.279 2014-11-10 16:56:14 cg Exp $'
 !
 
 version_CVS
-    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/AbstractOperatingSystem.st,v 1.278 2014-11-10 15:51:51 cg Exp $'
+    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/AbstractOperatingSystem.st,v 1.279 2014-11-10 16:56:14 cg Exp $'
 ! !