The .ics file generated by Google Calendar now appears to give all times in UTC. This is independent of the time zone specified for the calendar display and it is not obvious how or whether this can be changed. There also does not appear to be a way to specify the timezone to be used when controlling the export of a calendar.
It would be more convenient to specify a correct offset in the command line, rather than adjust it in org-mode. With the current system I need to notice that some events have appeared automatically, then check whether the time zone conversion is right, and fix if necessary. The hard part is noticing.
For automatically scheduled conversions, in my case using the systemd controls but also using crontab, the impact would be:
More of the conversion times will be correct
I will have to manually adjust either the command or the events when I will be traveling and want a different offset
I will have to edit the automatic scheduled command to deal with summer time changes
I'm unlikely to use it for .ics files attached to an email. These are generally specified in the time zone of the email sender. I will continue to adjust these manually. These are more natural to deal with manually because I am reading email and choosing to convert the attached .ics file.
The .ics file generated by Google Calendar now appears to give all times in UTC. This is independent of the time zone specified for the calendar display and it is not obvious how or whether this can be changed. There also does not appear to be a way to specify the timezone to be used when controlling the export of a calendar.
It would be more convenient to specify a correct offset in the command line, rather than adjust it in org-mode. With the current system I need to notice that some events have appeared automatically, then check whether the time zone conversion is right, and fix if necessary. The hard part is noticing.
For automatically scheduled conversions, in my case using the systemd controls but also using crontab, the impact would be:
I'm unlikely to use it for .ics files attached to an email. These are generally specified in the time zone of the email sender. I will continue to adjust these manually. These are more natural to deal with manually because I am reading email and choosing to convert the attached .ics file.