diff -r 0524ca8f7a55 -r 41fd1e27f184 AbstractOperatingSystem.st
--- a/AbstractOperatingSystem.st	Sat Nov 08 11:16:32 2014 +0100
+++ b/AbstractOperatingSystem.st	Sat Nov 08 18:10:01 2014 +0100
@@ -7275,7 +7275,8 @@
     ^ utcOffset
 
     "
-     OperatingSystem utcOffset
+     (OperatingSystem timeInfoFromSeconds:Timestamp now utcSecondsSince1970 milliseconds:0 localTime:true)
+        utcOffset
     "
 !
 
@@ -7578,32 +7579,14 @@
     standardMinute := standardMinuteArg.
 ! !
 
-!AbstractOperatingSystem::TimeZoneInfo methodsFor:'queries'!
-
-utcOffset
-    "return the difference between UTC (Greenwich Mean Time) and the local time in seconds.
-     If daylight saving time applies to ourself, take that into account.
-     Add utcOffset to convert from local time to UTC time.
-     Subtract utcOffset to convert from UTC time to local time.
-
-     If utcOffset is negative, the local timezone is east of Greenwich.
-     If utcOffset is positive, the local timezone is west of Greenwich."
-
-    ^ (bias + daylightBias) * 60
-
-    "
-     OperatingSystem utcOffset
-    "
-! !
-
 !AbstractOperatingSystem class methodsFor:'documentation'!
 
 version
-    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/AbstractOperatingSystem.st,v 1.273 2014-11-08 10:16:32 cg Exp $'
+    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/AbstractOperatingSystem.st,v 1.274 2014-11-08 17:10:01 stefan Exp $'
 !
 
 version_CVS
-    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/AbstractOperatingSystem.st,v 1.273 2014-11-08 10:16:32 cg Exp $'
+    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/AbstractOperatingSystem.st,v 1.274 2014-11-08 17:10:01 stefan Exp $'
 ! !