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Re: zdump on amd64
by Andriy Gapon March 21, 2007

March 21, 2007

on 19/03/2007 16:15 Andriy Gapon said the following: > Strange problem: > $ uname -srm > FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE-p2 amd64 > > $ zdump -v EST > EST Sun Jan 26 08:29:52 -219 UTC = Sun Jan 26 03:29:52 -219 EST isdst=0 > gmtoff=-18000 > EST Mon Jan 27 08:29:52 -219 UTC = Mon Jan 27 03:29:52 -219 EST isdst=0 > gmtoff=-18000 > EST Fri Jan 1 04:59:59 -219 UTC = Thu Dec 30 23:59:59 -219 EST isdst=0 > gmtoff=-18000 > EST Fri Jan 1 05:00:00 -219 UTC = Fri Jan 1 00:00:00 -219 EST isdst=0 > gmtoff=-18000 > ^C ... > Before each ^C zdump was hanging eating 100% CPU. > Something about 64-bitness ? Hmm. I hurried to assert that it was hanging, it was actually searching. It seems that zdump -v algorithm is to start with minimal time_t possible (large negative number in our case) and to go to maximum time_t using 12 hours increments and doing certain checks for DST jumps. Well, with 64-bit time_t start date is somewhere 200 milliard (10^9) years ago and end date is the same in the future, so iteration over those years takes quite a while. And tz db doesn't contain anything useful for too distant years anyway. I think that zdump should be optimized to limit its search range. At the very least for the start point - what is current estimate of the age of our Universe :-) -- Andriy Gapon

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Iran daylight saving time (DST) draft underway
by Alexander Krivenyshev, WorldTimeZone.com March 20, 2007

March 20, 2007

Here is news about possibility of using DST in Iran, starting March 21, 2007. http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_iran03.html http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp? NewsCode=50368&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs ----------------------- Friday, March 16, 2007 - ©2005 IranMania.com LONDON, March 16 (IranMania) - Parliamentarians have prepared a double-urgency draft on daylight saving time based on which the government will be obliged to change the timings by an hour at the start of spring and autumn. According to IRNA, 37 parliamentarians presented the draft to Majlis Presiding Board. The draft referred to the successful experiences of the past and reports of Majlis Research Center about the economic advantages of changing the time at the beginning of spring and autumn. MPs have proposed that the formal time in the country be adjusted forward by an hour early spring (to start March 21) and retracted in autumn by an hour. Earlier, Energy Minister Parviz Fattah said the government is opposed to changing the time. Daylight saving time (DST) is the convention of advancing clocks so that evenings have more daylight and mornings have less. DST can save energy by substituting summer afternoon sunlight for electrical lighting. Consequently, it influences the economy and traffic accident rates. ----------------------------- Alexander Krivenyshev http://www.worldtimezone.com New York, NY

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Tzcode2007d.tar.gz and tzdata2007d.tar.gz
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] March 20, 2007

March 20, 2007

The files... ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/tzcode2007d.tar.gz ...and... ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/tzdata2007d.tar.gz ...are now available; these reflect the changes circulated last week on the time zone mailing list by Paul Eggert, as well as the elimination of white space at the ends of lines. --ado

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DST in Iran?
by Jesper Norgaard Welen March 17, 2007

March 17, 2007

Although the following link does not give any clue to if the Iranian parliament's 37 members effort to put back DST in Iran will be adopted, it still gives an interesting twist to the issue: http://www.roozonline.com/english/archives/2007/03/002811.php Here is an excerpt, with thanks to roozonline: Shirani predicted that the governments new policy of abandoning daylight saving time would result in a loss of 3,000 billion riyals (335 million dollars), and a 300 megawatt increase in the consumption of electricity during peak hours. Shirani noted, All findings had been published in studies and reports. It seems that the government has decided to abandon the policy without regard for the opinion of experts at the Ministry of Energy. Regards, Jesper Nørgaard Welen Email: jnorgard(a)Prodigy.Net.mx Project Leader (Líder de Proyecto) Software CIMMYT - Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo Dirección: CIMMYT Int. c/o Jesper Nørgaard Km. 45, Carretera México-Veracruz El Batán Texcoco, Edo. de México CP 56130 MEXICO Tel.: +52 (55) 58-04-20-04 ext. 1374 Fax: +52 (55) 58-04-75-58 Tel. Casa: 53-10-05-95 ó 53-10-97-78 Download the shareware program World Time Explorer, I made: http://www.worldtimeexplorer.com/index.html

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FW: Updating zoneinfo.zip on Windows
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] March 16, 2007

March 16, 2007

I'm forwarding this message from Giselle Wheeler, who is not on the time zone mailing list. Those of you who are on the time zone mailing list should direct replies appropriately. (Microsoft has distributed time zone updates via update.microsoft.com, but the updates didn't show up until earlier this year.) --ado ________________________________ From: Giselle Wheeler [mailto:gwheeler@hrtech.com] Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 12:46 PM To: tz(a)lecserver.nci.nih.gov Subject: Updating zoneinfo.zip on Windows Hi, I'm currently working with WebObjects 5.2.3 on Windows and have been unsuccessful in upgrading the WebObjects zoneinfo.zip with the time zone update. Will the timezone updates provided in tzcode2007c.tar.gz and tzdata2007c.tar.gz work for Windows? If so, could you provide instructions on how to install it on windows? Any help would be much appreciated. Kind Regards, Giselle

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Updating zoneinfo.zip on Windows
by Giselle Wheeler March 16, 2007

March 16, 2007

Hi, I'm currently working with WebObjects 5.2.3 on Windows and have been unsuccessful in upgrading the WebObjects zoneinfo.zip with the time zone update. Will the timezone updates provided in tzcode2007c.tar.gz and tzdata2007c.tar.gz work for Windows? If so, could you provide instructions on how to install it on windows? Any help would be much appreciated. Kind Regards, Giselle

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proposed tz patches for Cuba, Mongolia, Turkey, Resolute, Indonesia
by Paul Eggert March 14, 2007

March 14, 2007

Here are proposed changes to the tz data reflecting most of the changes circulated recently. The changes for Cuba are the most pressing (the tz database is incorrect for today's time stamps). We still don't have reliable info for Haiti so I left it alone. I have not yet had time to carefully review the historical data for Mexico so that one is still in my in-box; sorry. Changes affecting current time stamps * Cuba observed DST starting Sunday. * Resolute, Nunavut switched from Central to Eastern time last November. (Thanks to Chris Walton.) Changes affecting near-future time stamps. * Mongolia has abolished DST. (Thanks to Ganbold Ts.) * Turkey will use EU rules this year, changing at 01:00 UTC rather than 01:00 standard time. (Thanks to Steffen Thorsen.) Changes affecting historical time stamps * Indonesia couldn't have switched from JST on August 1, 1945. Use September 23 instead, as we have a source for that date. Similarly, change Jayapura's 1944-01-01 to 1944-09-01. (Thanks to JohnTWB.) * Pangnirtung was founded in 1921, so it couldn't have been observing local time before that. Similarly, Iqaluit was founded August 1942, Rankin Inlet 1957, Cambridge Bay 1920, Yellowknife 1935, Inuvik 1953. (Some of these dates are approximate; corrections welcome.) Changes affecting comments only * Ecuador observed DST in 1992, but we have no data. (Thanks to Ron Echeverri.) * We have more formal announcements for Canada. (Thanks to Chris Walton.) * Wisconsin's legal time now matches the US's. (THanks to Douglas R. Bomberg.) Changes affecting the web page only. * AIX now uses the tz database, since 2002 apparently. * Add reference to tziCal. * The Australian reference is to the Bureau of Meteorology, not Metrology. (Thanks to data2doc.) * The Austrian reference is to the National Metrology Institute, the new name for the Office of Metrology. =================================================================== RCS file: RCS/asia,v retrieving revision 2006.15 retrieving revision 2006.15.0.1 diff -pu -r2006.15 -r2006.15.0.1 --- asia 2006/11/06 14:17:49 2006.15 +++ asia 2007/03/13 22:39:25 2006.15.0.1 @@ -413,6 +413,8 @@ Zone Asia/Tbilisi 2:59:16 - LMT 1880 # East Timor +# See Indonesia for the 1945 transition. + # From Joao Carrascalao, brother of the former governor of East Timor, in # <a href="http://etan.org/et99c/december/26-31/30ETMAY.htm"> # East Timor may be late for its millennium @@ -437,7 +439,7 @@ Zone Asia/Tbilisi 2:59:16 - LMT 1880 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Dili 8:22:20 - LMT 1912 8:00 - TLT 1942 Feb 21 23:00 # E Timor Time - 9:00 - JST 1945 Aug + 9:00 - JST 1945 Sep 23 9:00 - TLT 1976 May 3 8:00 - CIT 2000 Sep 17 00:00 9:00 - TLT @@ -463,6 +465,19 @@ Zone Asia/Calcutta 5:53:28 - LMT 1880 # # time zone maps, I think that must refer to Western Borneo (Kalimantan Barat # and Kalimantan Tengah) switching from UTC+8 to UTC+7. # +# From Paul Eggert (2007-03-10): +# Here is another correction to Shanks & Pottenger. +# JohnTWB writes that Japanese forces did not surrender control in +# Indonesia until 1945-09-01 00:00 at the earliest (in Jakarta) and +# other formal surrender ceremonies were September 9, 11, and 13, plus +# September 12 for the regional surrender to Mountbatten in Singapore. +# These would be the earliest possible times for a change. +# Regimes horaires pour le monde entier, by Henri Le Corre, (Editions +# Traditionnelles, 1987, Paris) says that Java and Madura switched +# from JST to UTC+07:30 on 1945-09-23, and gives 1944-09-01 for Jayapura +# (Hollandia). For now, assume all Indonesian locations other than Jayapura +# switched on 1945-09-23. +# # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Jakarta 7:07:12 - LMT 1867 Aug 10 # Shanks & Pottenger say the next transition was at 1924 Jan 1 0:13, @@ -470,7 +485,7 @@ Zone Asia/Jakarta 7:07:12 - LMT 1867 Aug 7:07:12 - JMT 1923 Dec 31 23:47:12 # Jakarta 7:20 - JAVT 1932 Nov # Java Time 7:30 - WIT 1942 Mar 23 - 9:00 - JST 1945 Aug + 9:00 - JST 1945 Sep 23 7:30 - WIT 1948 May 8:00 - WIT 1950 May 7:30 - WIT 1964 @@ -478,7 +493,7 @@ Zone Asia/Jakarta 7:07:12 - LMT 1867 Aug Zone Asia/Pontianak 7:17:20 - LMT 1908 May 7:17:20 - PMT 1932 Nov # Pontianak MT 7:30 - WIT 1942 Jan 29 - 9:00 - JST 1945 Aug + 9:00 - JST 1945 Sep 23 7:30 - WIT 1948 May 8:00 - WIT 1950 May 7:30 - WIT 1964 @@ -487,10 +502,10 @@ Zone Asia/Pontianak 7:17:20 - LMT 1908 M Zone Asia/Makassar 7:57:36 - LMT 1920 7:57:36 - MMT 1932 Nov # Macassar MT 8:00 - CIT 1942 Feb 9 - 9:00 - JST 1945 Aug + 9:00 - JST 1945 Sep 23 8:00 - CIT Zone Asia/Jayapura 9:22:48 - LMT 1932 Nov - 9:00 - EIT 1944 + 9:00 - EIT 1944 Sep 1 9:30 - CST 1964 9:00 - EIT @@ -1293,6 +1308,11 @@ Zone Indian/Maldives 4:54:00 - LMT 1880 # parliament passed during the tumultuous winter session." # For now, let's ignore this information, until we have more confirmation. +# From Ganbold Ts. (2007-02-26): +# Parliament of Mongolia has just changed the daylight-saving rule in February. +# They decided not to adopt daylight-saving time.... +# http://www.mongolnews.mn/index.php?module=unuudur&sec=view&id=15742 + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Mongol 1983 1984 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Mongol 1983 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 - @@ -1311,8 +1331,8 @@ Rule Mongol 1985 1998 - Mar lastSun 0:00 Rule Mongol 1984 1998 - Sep lastSun 0:00 0 - # IATA SSIM (1999-09) says Mongolia no longer observes DST. Rule Mongol 2001 only - Apr lastSat 2:00 1:00 S -Rule Mongol 2001 max - Sep lastSat 2:00 0 - -Rule Mongol 2002 max - Mar lastSat 2:00 1:00 S +Rule Mongol 2001 2006 - Sep lastSat 2:00 0 - +Rule Mongol 2002 2006 - Mar lastSat 2:00 1:00 S # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] # Hovd, a.k.a. Chovd, Dund-Us, Dzhargalant, Khovd, Jirgalanta =================================================================== RCS file: RCS/europe,v retrieving revision 2007.3 retrieving revision 2007.3.0.1 diff -pu -r2007.3 -r2007.3.0.1 --- europe 2007/02/26 14:09:16 2007.3 +++ europe 2007/03/13 22:39:25 2007.3.0.1 @@ -2296,6 +2296,16 @@ Zone Europe/Zurich 0:34:08 - LMT 1848 Se # From Paul Eggert (2007-01-03): # Prefer the above source to Shanks & Pottenger for time stamps after 1990. +# From Steffen Thorsen (2007-03-09): +# Starting 2007 though, it seems that they are adopting EU's 1:00 UTC +# start/end time, according to the following page (2007-03-07): +# http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/news/402029.asp +# The official document is located here - it is in Turkish...: +# http://rega.basbakanlik.gov.tr/eskiler/2007/03/20070307-7.htm +# I was able to locate the following seemingly official document +# (on a non-government server though) describing dates between 2002 and 2006: +# http://www.alomaliye.com/bkk_2002_3769.htm + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Turkey 1916 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Turkey 1916 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 - @@ -2352,15 +2362,16 @@ Rule Turkey 1985 only - Apr 20 0:00 1:00 Rule Turkey 1985 only - Sep 28 0:00 0 - Rule Turkey 1986 1990 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S Rule Turkey 1986 1990 - Sep lastSun 2:00s 0 - -Rule Turkey 1991 max - Mar lastSun 1:00s 1:00 S +Rule Turkey 1991 2006 - Mar lastSun 1:00s 1:00 S Rule Turkey 1991 1995 - Sep lastSun 1:00s 0 - -Rule Turkey 1996 max - Oct lastSun 1:00s 0 - +Rule Turkey 1996 2006 - Oct lastSun 1:00s 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Europe/Istanbul 1:55:52 - LMT 1880 1:56:56 - IMT 1910 Oct # Istanbul Mean Time? 2:00 Turkey EE%sT 1978 Oct 15 3:00 Turkey TR%sT 1985 Apr 20 # Turkey Time - 2:00 Turkey EE%sT + 2:00 Turkey EE%sT 2007 + 2:00 EU EE%sT Link Europe/Istanbul Asia/Istanbul # Istanbul is in both continents. # Ukraine =================================================================== RCS file: RCS/northamerica,v retrieving revision 2007.3 retrieving revision 2007.3.0.1 diff -pu -r2007.3 -r2007.3.0.1 --- northamerica 2007/02/26 14:09:16 2007.3 +++ northamerica 2007/03/13 22:39:25 2007.3.0.1 @@ -307,6 +307,11 @@ Zone America/New_York -4:56:02 - LMT 188 # "bar time" in the state corresponds to 02:00, a number of citations # are issued for the "sale of class 'B' alcohol after prohibited # hours" within the deviated hour of this change every year.... +# +# From Douglas R. Bomberg (2007-03-12): +# Wisconsin has enacted (nearly eleventh-hour) legislation to get WI +# Statue 175 closer in synch with the US Congress' intent.... +# http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2007/data/acts/07Act3.pdf # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER Rule Chicago 1920 only - Jun 13 2:00 1:00 D @@ -916,7 +921,8 @@ Zone America/Menominee -5:50:27 - LMT 18 # Unless otherwise specified, the data for Canada are all from Shanks # & Pottenger. -# From Chris Walton (2006-04-01, 2006-04-25, 2006-06-26, 2007-01-31): +# From Chris Walton (2006-04-01, 2006-04-25, 2006-06-26, 2007-01-31, +# 2007-03-01): # The British Columbia government announced yesterday that it will # adjust daylight savings next year to align with changes in the # U.S. and the rest of Canada.... @@ -955,14 +961,9 @@ Zone America/Menominee -5:50:27 - LMT 18 # JavaScript. # http://www.exec.gov.nt.ca/currentnews/currentPR.asp?mode=archive # ... -# No formal announcement has been made from the Nunavut Government. -# The premier of Nunavut claimed in August of 2005 that he did not -# want to touch the issue; nothing more has been heard since. It is -# likely Nunavut will eventually follow the rest of the country but -# there will certainly be confusion on March 11/2007 if no formal -# announcement is made. Currently the TZ database and Microsoft make -# assumptions that Nunavut will follow the rest of the country. - +# Nunavut +# An amendment to the Interpretation Act was registered on February 19/2007.... +# http://action.attavik.ca/home/justice-gn/attach/2007/gaz02part2.pdf # From Paul Eggert (2006-04-25): # H. David Matthews and Mary Vincent's map @@ -1705,6 +1706,13 @@ Zone America/Dawson_Creek -8:00:56 - LMT # For lack of better information, assume that Southampton Island observed # daylight saving only during wartime. +# From Chris Walton (2007-03-01): +# ... the community of Resolute (located on Cornwallis Island in +# Nunavut) moved from Central Time to Eastern Time last November. +# Basically the community did not change its clocks at the end of +# daylight saving.... +# http://www.nnsl.com/frames/newspapers/2006-11/nov13_06none.html + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule NT_YK 1918 only - Apr 14 2:00 1:00 D Rule NT_YK 1918 only - Oct 27 2:00 0 S @@ -1719,33 +1727,39 @@ Rule NT_YK 1980 1986 - Apr lastSun 2:00 Rule NT_YK 1980 2006 - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S Rule NT_YK 1987 2006 - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone America/Pangnirtung -4:22:56 - LMT 1884 +# aka Panniqtuuq +Zone America/Pangnirtung 0 - zzz 1921 # trading post est. -4:00 NT_YK A%sT 1995 Apr Sun>=1 2:00 -5:00 Canada E%sT 1999 Oct 31 2:00 -6:00 Canada C%sT 2000 Oct 29 2:00 -5:00 Canada E%sT -Zone America/Iqaluit -4:33:52 - LMT 1884 # Frobisher Bay before 1987 +# formerly Frobisher Bay +Zone America/Iqaluit 0 - zzz 1942 Aug # Frobisher Bay est. -5:00 NT_YK E%sT 1999 Oct 31 2:00 -6:00 Canada C%sT 2000 Oct 29 2:00 -5:00 Canada E%sT -# Now subsumed by America/Atikokan. -#Zone America/Coral_Harbour -5:32:40 - LMT 1884 -# -5:00 NT_YK E%sT 1946 -# -5:00 - EST -Zone America/Rankin_Inlet -6:08:20 - LMT 1884 +# aka Qausuittuq +Zone America/Resolute 0 - zzz 1947 Aug 31 # Resolute founded + -6:00 NT_YK C%sT 2000 Oct 29 2:00 + -5:00 - EST 2001 Apr 1 3:00 + -6:00 Canada C%sT 2006 Oct 29 2:00 + -5:00 Canada E%sT +# aka Kangiqiniq +Zone America/Rankin_Inlet 0 - zzz 1957 # Rankin Inlet founded -6:00 NT_YK C%sT 2000 Oct 29 2:00 -5:00 - EST 2001 Apr 1 3:00 -6:00 Canada C%sT -Zone America/Cambridge_Bay -7:00:20 - LMT 1884 +# aka Iqaluktuuttiaq +Zone America/Cambridge_Bay 0 - zzz 1920 # trading post est.? -7:00 NT_YK M%sT 1999 Oct 31 2:00 -6:00 Canada C%sT 2000 Oct 29 2:00 -5:00 - EST 2000 Nov 5 0:00 -6:00 - CST 2001 Apr 1 3:00 -7:00 Canada M%sT -Zone America/Yellowknife -7:37:24 - LMT 1884 +Zone America/Yellowknife 0 - zzz 1935 # Yellowknife founded? -7:00 NT_YK M%sT 1980 -7:00 Canada M%sT -Zone America/Inuvik -8:54:52 - LMT 1884 +Zone America/Inuvik 0 - zzz 1953 # Inuvik founded -8:00 NT_YK P%sT 1979 Apr lastSun 2:00 -7:00 NT_YK M%sT 1980 -7:00 Canada M%sT @@ -2135,6 +2149,12 @@ Zone America/Costa_Rica -5:36:20 - LMT 1 # watches should be set back one hour -- going back to 00:00 hours -- returning # to the normal schedule.... +# From Paul Eggert (2007-03-02): +# http://www.granma.cubaweb.cu/english/news/art89.html, dated yesterday, +# says Cuban clocks will advance at midnight on March 10. +# For lack of better information, assume Cuba will use US rules, +# except that it switches at midnight standard time as usual. + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Cuba 1928 only - Jun 10 0:00 1:00 D Rule Cuba 1928 only - Oct 10 0:00 0 S @@ -2164,8 +2184,10 @@ Rule Cuba 1996 only - Oct 6 0:00s 0 S Rule Cuba 1997 only - Oct 12 0:00s 0 S Rule Cuba 1998 1999 - Mar lastSun 0:00s 1:00 D Rule Cuba 1998 2003 - Oct lastSun 0:00s 0 S -Rule Cuba 2000 max - Apr Sun>=1 0:00s 1:00 D -Rule Cuba 2006 max - Oct lastSun 0:00s 0 S +Rule Cuba 2000 2006 - Apr Sun>=1 0:00s 1:00 D +Rule Cuba 2006 only - Oct lastSun 0:00s 0 S +Rule Cuba 2007 max - Mar Sun>=8 0:00s 1:00 D +Rule Cuba 2007 max - Nov Sun>=1 0:00s 0 S # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Havana -5:29:28 - LMT 1890 =================================================================== RCS file: RCS/southamerica,v retrieving revision 2007.3 retrieving revision 2007.3.0.1 diff -pu -r2007.3 -r2007.3.0.1 --- southamerica 2007/02/26 14:09:16 2007.3 +++ southamerica 2007/03/13 22:39:25 2007.3.0.1 @@ -806,6 +806,13 @@ Zone America/Curacao -4:35:44 - LMT 1912 -4:00 - AST # Ecuador +# +# From Paul Eggert (2007-03-04): +# Apparently Ecuador had a failed experiment with DST in 1992. +# <http://midena.gov.ec/content/view/1261/208/> (2007-02-27) and +# <http://www.hoy.com.ec/NoticiaNue.asp?row_id=249856> (2006-11-06) both +# talk about "hora Sixto". Leave this alone for now, as we have no data. +# # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Guayaquil -5:19:20 - LMT 1890 -5:14:00 - QMT 1931 # Quito Mean Time =================================================================== RCS file: RCS/zone.tab,v retrieving revision 2007.3 retrieving revision 2007.3.0.1 diff -pu -r2007.3 -r2007.3.0.1 --- zone.tab 2007/02/26 14:09:16 2007.3 +++ zone.tab 2007/03/13 22:39:25 2007.3.0.1 @@ -110,8 +110,9 @@ CA +4531-07334 America/Montreal Eastern CA +4339-07923 America/Toronto Eastern Time - Ontario - most locations CA +4901-08816 America/Nipigon Eastern Time - Ontario & Quebec - places that did not observe DST 1967-1973 CA +4823-08915 America/Thunder_Bay Eastern Time - Thunder Bay, Ontario +CA +6344-06828 America/Iqaluit Eastern Time - east Nunavut - most locations CA +6608-06544 America/Pangnirtung Eastern Time - Pangnirtung, Nunavut -CA +6344-06828 America/Iqaluit Eastern Time - east Nunavut +CA +744144-0944945 America/Resolute Eastern Time - Resolute, Nunavut CA +484531-0913718 America/Atikokan Eastern Standard Time - Atikokan, Ontario and Southampton I, Nunavut CA +624900-0920459 America/Rankin_Inlet Central Time - central Nunavut CA +4953-09709 America/Winnipeg Central Time - Manitoba & west Ontario =================================================================== RCS file: RCS/tz-link.htm,v retrieving revision 2007.3 retrieving revision 2007.3.0.1 diff -pu -r2007.3 -r2007.3.0.1 --- tz-link.htm 2007/02/26 14:09:16 2007.3 +++ tz-link.htm 2007/03/13 22:39:25 2007.3.0.1 @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ <meta http-equiv="Content-type" content='text/html; charset="US-ASCII"'> <meta name="DC.Creator" content="Eggert, Paul"> <meta name="DC.Contributor" content="Olson, Arthur David"> -<meta name="DC.Date" content="2007-02-22"> +<meta name="DC.Date" content="2007-03-13"> <meta name="DC.Description" content="Sources of information about time zones and daylight saving time"> <meta name="DC.Identifier" content="http://www.twinsun.com/tz/tz-link.htm"> @@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ C Library</a> used in <a href="http://www.cygwin.com/">Cygwin</a>, <a href="http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/"><abbr title="DJ's GNU Programming Platform">DJGPP</abbr></a>, +<a href="http://www.ibm.com/servers/aix/">AIX</a>, <a href="http://www.hp.com/products1/unix/operating/">HP-UX</a>, <a href="http://www.sgi.com/developers/technology/irix/">IRIX</a>, <a href="http://www.apple.com/macosx/">Mac OS X</a>, @@ -176,13 +177,18 @@ href="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/foo">sch <h2>Other <code>tz</code> compilers</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://dialspace.dial.pipex.com/prod/dialspace/town/pipexdsl/s/asbm26/vzic/">Vzic iCalendar -Timezone Converter</a> describes a program Vzic that compiles +Timezone Converter</a> describes a <a +href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_%28programming_language%29">C</a> +program that compiles <code>tz</code> source into iCalendar-compatible VTIMEZONE files. Vzic is freely available under the <a href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html"><abbr>GNU</abbr> General Public License (<abbr title="General Public License">GPL</abbr>)</a>.</li> +<li><a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/tzical/">tziCal - tz +database conversion utility</a> is like Vzic, except for the <a +href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/">.NET framework</a>.</li> <li><a href="http://search.cpan.org/dist/DateTime-TimeZone/">DateTime::TimeZone</a> contains a script <code>parse_olson</code> that compiles @@ -392,10 +398,10 @@ Zone Concepts</a> discusses terminologic <dd>The Parliamentary Library has commissioned <a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/LIBRARY/Pubs/rn/2006-07/07rn13.pdf">research note on daylight saving time in Australia</a>. -The Bureau of Metrology publishes a list of +The Bureau of Meteorology publishes a list of <a href="http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/dst_times.shtml">Implementation Dates of Daylight Savings Time within Australia</a>.</dd> <dt>Austria</dt> -<dd>The Federal Office of Metrology and Surveying publishes a +<dd>The National Metrology Institute publishes a table of <a href="http://www.metrologie.at/pdf/sommerzeit.pdf" hreflang="de">daylight saving time in Austria (in German)</a>.</dd> <dt>Belgium</dt>

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zic symbolic-link bug
by Paul Eggert March 13, 2007

March 13, 2007

In <http://sources.redhat.com/ml/libc-alpha/2005-11/msg00127.html> Phil Estes suggested this patch: =================================================================== RCS file: RCS/zic.c,v retrieving revision 2007.3 diff -pu -r2007.3 zic.c --- zic.c 2007/02/26 14:09:16 2007.3 +++ zic.c 2007/03/07 17:38:11 @@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ const char * const tofile; "../"); symlinkcontents = ecatalloc(symlinkcontents, - fromname); + fromfile); result = symlink(symlinkcontents, toname); if (result == 0) which looks like a good idea to me. To be honest, I don't fully understand the ramifications of this patch, but it does appear to me that some sort of patch is needed in this area, as the existing code appends "../" and then never uses the result. I don't see any bug in the proposed patch, at any rate. Relative and absolute symlinks both have their advantages, so perhaps there should be an option? But personally I'd think relative should be the default, and the above-quoted patch is the simplest way to do that.

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DST Law Changes in USA - State of Wisconsin
by a0dUSpoc＠ExecPC.Com March 13, 2007

March 13, 2007

Greetings! While examining the OpenBSD 3.9 patch changes for the recent US DST switch, I noted the _previously_ accurate statement regarding Wisconsin's non-standard 1 AM switch time. A snippit of the patch text is replicated at the end of this message. Firstly, I must applaud y'all for reflecting this exception to Federal standards. Secondly, I'm writing to alert you to the fact that the State of Wisconsin has enacted (nearly eleventh-hour) legislation to get WI Statue 175 closer in synch with the US Congress' intent in passing the Uniform Time Act of 1966 PL 89-387. Wisconsin 07 Act 3 in fact changed the DST times to coincide with 15USC260-267. This Act was signed into Law on March 6, 2007. Please see [http://www.wisgov.state.wi.us/journal_media_detail.asp?locid=19&prid=2559] and [http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2007/data/acts/07Act3.pdf] for verification. This Act not only modified Wisconsin Statutes 175.095 to Standardize time, but also modified § 125 to keep the Tavern League and Law Enforcement all happy. "Ein Prosit!" Finally, I'd like to note that it may be worthwhile for impacted users to lobby the Badger state to pass even simpler legislation: just declare Wisconsin to be in the "US Central" timezone (90th Meridian) and declare its acceptance of any USA Federal laws which modify date or time Standards. This will save everybody from needing to pass enabling State legislation on any subsequent occasions if Federal Laws are changed. Sincerely, Douglas R. Bomberg a0duspoc(a)ExecPC.Com ---- Now Erroneous Timezone codesnip: +# From Larry M. Smith (2006-04-26) re Wisconsin: +# http://www.legis.state.wi.us/statutes/Stat0175.pdf ... +# is currently enforced at the 01:00 time of change. Because the local +# "bar time" in the state corresponds to 02:00, a number of citations +# are issued for the "sale of class 'B' alcohol after prohibited +# hours" within the deviated hour of this change every year....

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FW: Mongolia won't observe Summer Time in 2007- Cabinet Ministry decided to annul the 93rd decree
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] March 13, 2007

March 13, 2007

I'm forwarding this message from Alexander Krivenyshev, who's not on the time zone mailing list (at least not on the address shown below). Those of you who are on the time zone mailing list should direct replies appropriately. --ado -----Original Message----- From: Alexander Krivenyshev, WorldTimeZone.com [mailto:info@worldtimezone.com] Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 9:38 PM To: tz(a)lecserver.nci.nih.gov Subject: Mongolia won't observe Summer Time in 2007- Cabinet Ministry decided to annul the 93rd decree Found few more pages (in Russian) about Mongolia won't observe Summer Time (DST) in 2007. Read my translation below: 02/08/2006, Mongolia - "Mongolia won't observe Summer Time (DST)" from Embassy of Mongolia in the Russian Federation and MONTSAME - NEWS AGENCY. February 8, 2007 GOVERNMENT MEETING At a recent meeting of The Cabinet Ministry, it was decided to annul the 93rd decree which calls for the transition to Summer Time (DST). According to government regulations from 1983, 1986, and 2001, each year the clock advanced one hour earlier during the summer. The government press service reported that due to economic circumstances of the country, the market economy, the energy industry, and citing the adverse impact on human health, the government has chosen not to move to Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time). http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_mongolia01.html

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Mongolia won't observe Summer Time in 2007- Cabinet Ministry decided to annul the 93rd decree
by Alexander Krivenyshev, WorldTimeZone.com March 13, 2007

March 13, 2007

Found few more pages (in Russian) about Mongolia won't observe Summer Time (DST) in 2007. Read my translation below: 02/08/2006, Mongolia - "Mongolia won't observe Summer Time (DST)" from Embassy of Mongolia in the Russian Federation and MONTSAME - NEWS AGENCY. February 8, 2007 GOVERNMENT MEETING At a recent meeting of The Cabinet Ministry, it was decided to annul the 93rd decree which calls for the transition to Summer Time (DST). According to government regulations from 1983, 1986, and 2001, each year the clock advanced one hour earlier during the summer. The government press service reported that due to economic circumstances of the country, the market economy, the energy industry, and citing the adverse impact on human health, the government has chosen not to move to Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time). http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_mongolia01.html

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FW: No more daylight saving time in Mongolia
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] March 13, 2007

March 13, 2007

I'm forwarding this message from Ganbold, who is not on the time zone mailing list. Those of you who are on the time zone mailing list should direct replies appropriately. --ado -----Original Message----- From: Ganbold [mailto:ganbold@micom.mng.net] Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 8:49 PM To: tz(a)lecserver.nci.nih.gov Cc: eggert(a)twinsun.com Subject: No more daylight saving time in Mongolia Dear sir, Sorry for making trouble. Parliament of Mongolia has just changed the daylight-saving rule in February. They decided not to adopt daylight-saving time. Could you please make appropriate changes to asia zone file? Following lines: Rule Mongol 2001 max - Sep lastSat 2:00 0 - Rule Mongol 2002 max - Mar lastSat 2:00 1:00 S could be changed to: Rule Mongol 2001 2006 - Sep lastSat 2:00 0 - Rule Mongol 2002 2006 - Mar lastSat 2:00 1:00 S Maybe I'm wrong here. Please let me know if you have any questions. sincerely, Ganbold Ts. Mongolia

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Turkey to use EU rules starting 2007
by Steffen Thorsen March 12, 2007

March 12, 2007

Hello, Until 2006, Turkey seemed to start/end DST at 1:00 standard time, as reported earlier. Starting 2007 though, it seems that they are adopting EU's 1:00 UTC start/end time, according to the following page (2007-03-07): http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/news/402029.asp "Turkey is to shift to daylight savings time on the last Sunday in March, with clocks being moved forward one hour at 3:00 am on March 25. Summer time will end on October 28, with clocks being put back one hour at 4.00 am." The old 1:00s was used last time in October 2006 as the following news article suggest: http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/5305826.asp "The day-light saving implementation will end at 2.00 a.m. on October 29th, 2006 as the clocks will be set back by one hour..." Best regards, Steffen

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FW: Corrections to web page
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] March 12, 2007

March 12, 2007

I'm forwarding this message from Bruce Rossi, who is not on the time zone mailing list. Those of you who are on the time zone mailing list should direct replies appropriately. (And the letter brings up the question: what do you call the study of meteors? :-) --ado -----Original Message----- From: data2doc [mailto:data2doc@fastmail.com.au] Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 7:32 PM To: tz(a)lecserver.nci.nih.gov Subject: Corrections to web page Hi, I've spotted an error on the page <http://www.twinsun.com/tz/tz-link.htm> Under the heading "National histories of legal time" is: Australia The Parliamentary Library has commissioned research note on daylight saving time in Australia. The Bureau of ***Metrology*** publishes a list of Implementation Dates of Daylight Savings Time within Australia. The Bureau of Metrology should be The Bureau of Meteorology Metrology is the science of measurement while Meteorology is the science of weather. -- Regards, Bruce Rossi Data To Documents data2docSAFE at URLfastmail.com.au (Please modify to reply)

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FW: Corrections to web page
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] March 12, 2007

March 12, 2007

I'm forwarding this message from Bruce Rossi, who is not on the time zone mailing ist. Those of you who are on the time zone mailing list should direct replies appropriately. --ado -----Original Message----- From: data2doc [mailto:data2doc@fastmail.com.au] Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 10:21 AM To: Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] Subject: Re: FW: Corrections to web page Hi Arthur, Sorry, I should have included references: The Bureau of Meteorology: <http://www.bom.gov.au/> Wikipedia definition: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteorology> A bit of history which illustrates the name origin: <http://www.bartleby.com/64/C004/035.html>

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DST in the news
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] March 12, 2007

March 12, 2007

"Countdown to Confusion: Daylight Saving Time Comes Early This Year, But Will Your Computer Know When to Switch?" appeared on page D1 (front of the business section) of the Saturday, March 3 Washington Post. Prime nugget: "The newsletter of the Los Alamos National Laboratory recently reminded employees to reset clocks on coffeemakers that are programmed to start brewing while the owner is waking up, showering[,] or dressing. The nation's most vital atomic secrets, it seems, should not be entrusted to scientists running low on java. --ado

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yearistype.sh
by John Kolvereid March 12, 2007

March 12, 2007

Hi, I am using Linux RedHat v9. I have downloaded the latest tzcode using: wget 'ftp://elsit.nci.nih.gov/pub/tz*.tar.gz' and ran the following commands: gzip -dc tgcode*.tar.gz | tar -xf - gzip -dc tgcode*.tar.gz | tar -xf - make TOPDIR=$HOME/tzdir install but got the fatal response: sed \ -e 's|AWK=[^}]*|AWK=nawk|g' \ -e 's|TZDIR=[^}]*|TZDIR=/root/tzdir/etc/zoneinfo|' \ <tzselect.ksh >tzselect chmod +x tzselect cc -DTZDIR=\"/root/tzdir/etc/zoneinfo\" -c -o zic.o zic.c cc -DTZDIR=\"/root/tzdir/etc/zoneinfo\" -c -o localtime.o localtime.c localtime.c: In function `differ_by_repeat': localtime.c:331: warning: comparison is always false due to limited range of data type cc -DTZDIR=\"/root/tzdir/etc/zoneinfo\" -c -o asctime.o asctime.c cc -DTZDIR=\"/root/tzdir/etc/zoneinfo\" -c -o scheck.o scheck.c cc -DTZDIR=\"/root/tzdir/etc/zoneinfo\" -c -o ialloc.o ialloc.c make: *** No rule to make target `yearistype.sh', needed by `yearistype'. Stop. I have no idea what to do about the script 'yearistype.sh' Any suggestions. Pls advise. Thx. -- John Kolvereid odin(a)op.net www.akaodin.com 610.296.4485 610.389.2201 (cell)

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Corrections to web page
by data2doc March 9, 2007

March 9, 2007

Hi, I've spotted an error on the page <http://www.twinsun.com/tz/tz-link.htm> Under the heading "National histories of legal time" is: Australia The Parliamentary Library has commissioned research note on daylight saving time in Australia. The Bureau of ***Metrology*** publishes a list of Implementation Dates of Daylight Savings Time within Australia. The Bureau of Metrology should be The Bureau of Meteorology Metrology is the science of measurement while Meteorology is the science of weather. -- Regards, Bruce Rossi Data To Documents data2docSAFE at URLfastmail.com.au (Please modify to reply)

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Two tzcode fixes
by Petr Baudis March 7, 2007

March 7, 2007

(Resending with correct mailing list address.) Hi, when checking a diff between tzcode2006o and the current glibc CVS, I've noticed two changes in glibc which were AFAICS never pushed upstream. Both were committed by Ulrich Drepper: [PATCH] (tofile;): Fix typo in symlink creation. Tue, 20 Dec 2005 07:55:45 +0000 timezone/zic.c | 2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/timezone/zic.c b/timezone/zic.c index 57dc531..4e3f42f 100644 --- a/timezone/zic.c +++ b/timezone/zic.c @@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ const char * const tofile; "../"); symlinkcontents = ecatalloc(symlinkcontents, - fromfile); + fromname); result = symlink(symlinkcontents, toname); if (result == 0) [PATCH] Fix spelling in message. Thu, 21 Sep 2006 03:57:30 +0000 timezone/zdump.c | 2 +- 8 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/timezone/zdump.c b/timezone/zdump.c index 45ce641..d525da1 100644 --- a/timezone/zdump.c +++ b/timezone/zdump.c @@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ _("%s: usage is %s [ --version ] [ -v ] } if (fflush(stdout) || ferror(stdout)) { (void) fprintf(stderr, "%s: ", progname); - (void) perror(_("Error writing standard output")); + (void) perror(_("Error writing to standard output")); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } exit(EXIT_SUCCESS); -- Petr "Pasky" Baudis Stuff: http://pasky.or.cz/ The meaning of Stonehenge in Traflamadorian, when viewed from above, is: "Replacement part being rushed with all possible speed." -- Kurt Vonnegut, Sirens from Titan

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March madness continues in U.S., Canada, etc.
by Paul Eggert March 6, 2007

March 6, 2007

For the next week or so we can expect to see a lot more publicity about the impending daylight-saving change in the U.S., Canada, etc., which first hits our clocks Sunday (typically at 02:00). Google News currently lists about 1700 news articles on the subject of "daylight saving", and we can expect that number to climb. Nobody has time to read all this stuff, but here are a few selected items, if you care for this sort of thing. (Disclaimer: I contributed to some of them.) Lists of vendor advisories: http://www.calconnect.org/dstlinks.html http://www.reganfamily.ca/dst/ There is now a Wikipedia page just for this event, which contains more vendor advisories (one for the tz database itself!): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y2K7#Zoneinfo A good summary of Y2K7, suitable for non-techies, is: Steve Lohr, "Time change a 'mini-Y2K in tech terms", New York Times <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/05/technology/05daylight.html?em&ex=11733300…> (2007-03-05). Gartner has estimated IT costs between $500 million and $1 billion; see Ben Arnoldy, "Latest computer glitch: daylight saving time", Christian Science Monitor <http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0307/p02s01-stct.html> (2007-03-07). In an informal poll taken yesterday at a Computerworld IT conference, 52% of respondents said that they were done with upgrading, 39% said they're not done yet, 4% said they hadn't even started (!), and 4% said they didn't know the change was coming (!!). The related story said that Microsoft is still issuing patches. Todd R. Weiss, "Premier 100: Conference attendees deal with daylight-saving time fixes from afar", Computerworld <http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&art…> (2007-03-06). PG&E, the main utility in northern California, estimated that it'd take $38 million for them to upgrade their meters to account for daylight-saving time. Instead, they got permission from the California Public Utilities Commission to change their billing algorithm during the affected period -- i.e., they changed the rules rather than fixing their clocks. Paul McDougall, "PG&E Says Patching Meters For An Early Daylight-Saving Time Will Cost $38 Million", InformationWeek <http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=197700487> (2007-03-01)

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FW: Brazil DST Rules for 2007
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] March 6, 2007

March 6, 2007

I'm forwarding this message from Amar Devegowda, who is not on the time zone mailing list. Those of you who are on the time zne mailing list should direct repllies appropriately. --ado ________________________________ From: Amar Devegowda [mailto:ADEVEGOW@in.ibm.com] Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 6:20 AM To: Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] Subject: Brazil DST Rules for 2007 Importance: High Hi Arthur, This is Amar Devegowda from IBM India Software Labs. It has been brought to our notice that the DST rules provided in Olsen Time Zone Database and actual DST rules in Brazil for year 2007 and beyond are different. In 2007, as per the Olsen the DST starts on the first Sunday that comes on or after November 1st. However, the actual DST rule states that the DST starts on Oct 21st in 2007. Here are a couple of web sites that show these new DST rules upto 2009. http://www.worldtimezone.com/daylight.html http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/timezone.html?n=45&syear=2000 Hence, could you please update the time zone database with the new rules for Brazil in 2007 and beyond at the earliest ? Regards, Amar Amar Devegowda Java L3 Support for Windows, Java Technology Center, IBM India Software Labs, Bangalore, India Telephone 91-80-25094151

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FW: Atlantic/Faroe DST
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] March 5, 2007

March 5, 2007

I'm forwarding this message from Michael, who is not on the time zone mailing list. Those of you who are on the time zone mailing list should direct replies appropriately. --ado -----Original Message----- From: michael [mailto:crozierm@consumption.net] Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 12:40 AM To: tz(a)lecserver.nci.nih.gov Subject: Atlantic/Faroe DST Hello, According to wikipedia authors, DST is observed in Faroe Islands. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faroe_islands According to TZ, it is not: Atlantic/Faroe Sat Dec 14 20:45:52 1901 UTC = Sat Dec 14 20:45:52 1901 Atlantic/Faroe isdst=0 gmtoff=0 Atlantic/Faroe Mon Jan 18 03:14:07 2038 UTC = Mon Jan 18 03:14:07 2038 Atlantic/Faroe isdst=0 gmtoff=0 Atlantic/Faroe Tue Jan 19 03:14:07 2038 UTC = Tue Jan 19 03:14:07 2038 Atlantic/Faroe isdst=0 gmtoff=0 I don't have any additional evidence to say which is correct, but I thought it worth noting. Thanks, Michael

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RE: Microsoft exec says Namibia and Iran have recently changed DSTrules
by Jesper Norgaard Welen March 5, 2007

March 5, 2007

John Gray, thanks for the quick feedback. Concerning problems in 2009 I think that many people loading the timezone updates in 2007 will not do so in 2009 if there were no actual rule changes since - so I recommend getting it right now. Namibia: I must admit I had not seen the -1.00 in Daylight Bias: My first comment is: this will work technically, as you claim! But is it the best way to do it? Actually "hora de verano de Namibia" means "summertime of Namibia", which will apply between April and September. Note that this use of summertime/wintertime is opposite to all other countries (I think) and also to the web links you sent. However, when you look it up in the list, all other countries are also listed for their wintertime, the GMT offset when not applying DST. Putting Windhoek as (GMT+02:00) is therefore a bit like reporting the revenue of 250 companies before tax, and 1 company after tax - it is just impractical for most purposes. Therefore if you want to call the period something different, for instance calling it summertime between April and September, better do the change only in the Abbreviations, so that Time Zone Name is (GMT+01:00) Windhoek, Abbreviation(1) is "Namibia summertime", Offset from GMT is +1:00, Start Day and Last Day are inversed, Daylight Bias is +1:00 and Abbreviation(2) is "Namibia wintertime". This will confuse less people, I think. Regards, - Jesper Nørgaard Welen >-----Original Message----- >From: John Gray [mailto:johngray@winse.microsoft.com] >Sent: Domingo, 04 de Marzo de 2007 20:23 >To: Jesper Norgaard Welen >Subject: RE: Microsoft exec says Namibia and Iran have recently changed DSTrules >Jesper, thanks for the info. Yes, we have been working very hard to get this all in place and still have a long way to go for some issues. >It looks like we may have a minor issue for 2009 but we should be able to address it with a custom set for that year. I've forwarded your observations to the people that own the >detailed specifics of our DST data for Windows. >For Namibia, oddly enough we have an internal email on file confirming this is the official preference of the government - note that we have a "-1 hour" offset for the DST period so the clocks and offsets will be correct, it is just the name that is in dispute (e.g. which period of the year to call "daylight saving"). From some of their websites, it looks like they simply use "summer time" and "winter time" without referring to either one as a "saving" time per-se. It is also entirely possible different organizations within their government may have different preferences here. >http://www.grnnet.gov.na/News/Archive/2001/March2001/Week4/release_winter_t ime.htm >http://www.grnnet.gov.na/News/Archive/2001/August/Week4/summer.htm >For Chile, yes I am aware we worked hard to get it right. Apparently their official documents defined the change to happen at "24:00" hours, which never actually occurs (I'm not sure if they ever fixed this). A classic case of we know what they meant, but causes us to do strange things in the digital world. >For the rest I'll have to wait for the experts to investigate. >Thanks again, >John Gray >Director, Windows Sustainability Engineering Services

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Mongolia not on DST in 2007
by Jesper Norgaard Welen March 3, 2007

March 3, 2007

Ganbold was kind enough to send me this link in Mongolian about Mongolia not applying DST this year. I guess it's the only web reference we have about this at the moment: >Good question. It wasn't Parliament resolution, it was >Mongolian government resolution and government members >made decision not to have daylight-saving. I couldn't access >Mongolian Government web site, I could only find some >mongolian references which I guess is not helpful to anybody >other than Mongolian. > >http://www.mongolnews.mn/index.php?module=unuudur&sec=view&id=15742 Regards, Jesper Nørgaard Welen Email: jnorgard(a)Prodigy.Net.mx Project Leader (Líder de Proyecto) Software CIMMYT - Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo Dirección: CIMMYT Int. c/o Jesper Nørgaard Km. 45, Carretera México-Veracruz El Batán Texcoco, Edo. de México CP 56130 MEXICO Tel.: +52 (55) 58-04-20-04 ext. 1374 Fax: +52 (55) 58-04-75-58 Tel. Casa: 53-10-05-95 ó 53-10-97-78 Download the shareware program World Time Explorer, I made: http://www.worldtimeexplorer.com/index.html

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Microsoft exec says Namibia and Iran have recently changed DST rules
by Paul Eggert March 3, 2007

March 3, 2007

In an interview Microsoft published yesterday <http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2007/mar07/03-01DaylightSaving.…> Rich Kaplan, Vice President of Microsoft Customer Service, Partners and Automation said "Namibia and Iran ratified changes even more recently" than December 2006. Has anyone else heard about this, or was Mr. Kaplan merely misinformed? Kaplan is also quoted as saying that Brazil and Israel are not on the Gregorian calendar, so I'm inclined to think the information got garbled a bit in translation....

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