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files with only current info
by Daniel J. Pinter March 19, 2010

March 19, 2010

Thanks for creating and maintaing zoneinfo. I'm working on a mobile app that needs the DST transitions for timezones around the world. Are there zoneinfo files without the historical DST rules? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel J. Pinter 390 A Fourth Street Beaver, PA 15009 724 775 1470 - Home 724 494 6745 - Cell djpinter(a)verizon.net daniel.pinter(a)gmail.com The information contained in this e-mail may be confidential and is intended solely for the use of the named addressee. Access, copying or re-use of this e-mail or any information contained therein by any other person is not authorized. If you are not the intended recipient please notify us immediately by returning the e-mail to the originator.

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FW: Problems with timezone & altzone values
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] March 18, 2010

March 18, 2010

I'm forwarding this message from Madhusudanan Kandasamy, who is not on the time zone mailing list. Those of you who are on the list, please direct replies appropriately. --ado From: Madhusudanan Kandasamy [mailto:madhusudanan@in.ibm.com] Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 6:05 To: tz(a)lecserver.nci.nih.gov Subject: Problems with timezone & altzone values Hi Olson, As per POSIX standard timezone variable should be updated by tzset(), but its obvious that timezone values depends on what is the current time and during tzset() we won't be knowing the current time. So, for many countries, we are getting a wrong values for timezone and altzone for the current time. Hence is it possible to update the timezone and altzone values in localtime(), so atleast after calling the localtime we would be getting the correct values for both of these variables? The other solution would be to call time() in tzset(), and update the altzone, timezone variables in tzset itself. This will have little performance overhead, but we would be having a accurate values w.r.t current system time. This new feature could be under a #ifdef macros, so it can be enabled only for the people who are wants these variables to be updated in tzset itself but with a performance penalty. Also, is there any way available to get accurate values for these variables with the current version of the code? Thanks, Madhu. _________________________________ Madhusudanan Kandasamy AIX BOS Development, IBM Bangalore, EGL D block 6th Floor.

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Feedback from Java - JSR-310
by Stephen Colebourne March 18, 2010

March 18, 2010

I am the spec lead for JSR-310, the project to enhance time handling in the Java JDK. I'd like to give some feedback/information to this project. Naming JSR-310 supports the possiblity of multiple sources of time zone information. The data here is considered to be the default. I've referred to this group as "TZDB" (rather than "Olson" as in some sources). Let me know if you're unhappy with the "TZDB" name. File format The format of the time zone data files (zic.8.txt) could do with some clarifications/simplifications. (ie. can the document be updated?) Rule - FROM - "The word minimum (or an abbreviation)" should be changed to "The word minimum or min". Similarly with maximum. At the moment, the spec is silent about what happens for the letter "m" which is a valid abbreviation of "minimum" and "maximum". The spec also allows oddities like "mini". Rule - TO - "the word only (or an abbreviation)" - please drop the abbreviation part. Only the full word is used in the data, never the abbreviation. Rule - IN - "Names the month in which the rule takes effect. Month names may be abbreviated.". This should specify that the month names are English. Currently, only the three letter abbreviation is used. The spec also allows oddities like "Januar" and ambiguities like "J". Can the spec be limited to just the 3 letter form? Rule ON - similar comment for day of week. Again the suppiled files only use the 3 letter abbreviated form. Can the spec be limited to just the 3 letter form? I didn't notice any specific comment about case - is the input case sensitive? thanks, Stephen

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Re: proposed time zone package change (tz-link.htm)
by Arthur David Olson March 17, 2010

March 17, 2010

Good point; here's an update to the proposed change. --ado ------- tz-link.htm ------- *** /tmp/geta28206 Wed Mar 17 12:14:53 2010 --- /tmp/getb28206 Wed Mar 17 12:14:53 2010 *************** *** 18,24 **** <body> <h1>Sources for Time Zone and Daylight Saving Time Data</h1> <address> ! @(#)tz-link.htm 8.24 </address> <p> This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of --- 18,24 ---- <body> <h1>Sources for Time Zone and Daylight Saving Time Data</h1> <address> ! @(#)tz-link.htm 8.26 </address> <p> This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of *************** *** 40,47 **** title="Coordinated Universal Time">UTC</abbr></a> offsets, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving">daylight-saving</a> rules. ! This database (often called <code>tz</code> or <a ! href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoneinfo"><code>zoneinfo</code></a>) is used by several implementations, including <a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/">the --- 40,47 ---- title="Coordinated Universal Time">UTC</abbr></a> offsets, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving">daylight-saving</a> rules. ! This database (often called <code>zoneinfo</code> or <a ! href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TZ_database"><code>tz</code></a>) is used by several implementations, including <a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/">the -----Original Message----- From: Philip Newton [mailto:philip.newton@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 10:56 To: tz Subject: Re: proposed time zone package change (tz-link.htm) Wouldn't it be better to have "tz" be the link to the Wikipedia article, rather than "zoneinfo", now that the name of the article has changed?

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proposed time zone package change (tz-link.htm)
by Arthur David Olson March 17, 2010

March 17, 2010

One more proposed change, this to "tz-link.htm" to update a Wikipedia URL (with thanks to Tobias Conrad). This will also appear on the ftp site on 2010-03-22 barring problems. --ado ------- tz-link.htm ------- *** /tmp/geta27643 Wed Mar 17 11:50:36 2010 --- /tmp/getb27643 Wed Mar 17 11:50:36 2010 *************** *** 18,24 **** <body> <h1>Sources for Time Zone and Daylight Saving Time Data</h1> <address> ! @(#)tz-link.htm 8.24 </address> <p> This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of --- 18,24 ---- <body> <h1>Sources for Time Zone and Daylight Saving Time Data</h1> <address> ! @(#)tz-link.htm 8.25 </address> <p> This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of *************** *** 41,47 **** <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving">daylight-saving</a> rules. This database (often called <code>tz</code> or <a ! href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoneinfo"><code>zoneinfo</code></a>) is used by several implementations, including <a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/">the --- 41,47 ---- <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving">daylight-saving</a> rules. This database (often called <code>tz</code> or <a ! href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TZ_database"><code>zoneinfo</code></a>) is used by several implementations, including <a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/">the

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proposed time zone package changes (Antarctica, Syria, Samoa et al.)
by Arthur David Olson March 17, 2010

March 17, 2010

Below find proposed changes to time zone package files; the executive summary: antarctica Changes to Australian stations asia Change Syria DST start from last Friday in March to first Friday in April in 2010 and forward australasia Correct 2010 Samoa DST start date tz-art.htm Add "Inherit the Wind" quote (thanks to Mark Brader) zone.tab Add Antarctica/Macquarie zic.8 Add material on case, abbreviations, and use of English If no problems are found, these are to appear on the ftp site on 2010-03-22. --ado diff -r -c old/antarctica new/antarctica *** old/antarctica Wed Jan 6 10:21:32 2010 --- new/antarctica Wed Mar 17 11:37:42 2010 *************** *** 1,5 **** # <pre> ! # @(#)antarctica 8.7 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. --- 1,5 ---- # <pre> ! # @(#)antarctica 8.8 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. *************** *** 57,62 **** --- 57,89 ---- Rule ChileAQ 1999 max - Oct Sun>=9 4:00u 1:00 S Rule ChileAQ 2000 max - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 - + # These rules are stolen from the `australasia' file. + Rule AusAQ 1917 only - Jan 1 0:01 1:00 - + Rule AusAQ 1917 only - Mar 25 2:00 0 - + Rule AusAQ 1942 only - Jan 1 2:00 1:00 - + Rule AusAQ 1942 only - Mar 29 2:00 0 - + Rule AusAQ 1942 only - Sep 27 2:00 1:00 - + Rule AusAQ 1943 1944 - Mar lastSun 2:00 0 - + Rule AusAQ 1943 only - Oct 3 2:00 1:00 - + Rule ATAQ 1967 only - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 - + Rule ATAQ 1968 only - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 - + Rule ATAQ 1968 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - + Rule ATAQ 1969 1971 - Mar Sun>=8 2:00s 0 - + Rule ATAQ 1972 only - Feb lastSun 2:00s 0 - + Rule ATAQ 1973 1981 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - + Rule ATAQ 1982 1983 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 - + Rule ATAQ 1984 1986 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - + Rule ATAQ 1986 only - Oct Sun>=15 2:00s 1:00 - + Rule ATAQ 1987 1990 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 - + Rule ATAQ 1987 only - Oct Sun>=22 2:00s 1:00 - + Rule ATAQ 1988 1990 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - + Rule ATAQ 1991 1999 - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 - + Rule ATAQ 1991 2005 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 - + Rule ATAQ 2000 only - Aug lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - + Rule ATAQ 2001 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 - + Rule ATAQ 2006 only - Apr Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - + Rule ATAQ 2007 only - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 - + Rule ATAQ 2008 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - # Argentina - year-round bases # Belgrano II, Confin Coast, -770227-0343737, since 1972-02-05 *************** *** 98,117 **** # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/antarctica-new-times.html # </a> # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Antarctica/Casey 0 - zzz 1969 8:00 - WST 2009 Oct 18 2:00 # Western (Aus) Standard Time ! 11:00 - CAST # Casey Time Zone Antarctica/Davis 0 - zzz 1957 Jan 13 7:00 - DAVT 1964 Nov # Davis Time 0 - zzz 1969 Feb 7:00 - DAVT 2009 Oct 18 2:00 ! 5:00 - DAVT Zone Antarctica/Mawson 0 - zzz 1954 Feb 13 6:00 - MAWT 2009 Oct 18 2:00 # Mawson Time 5:00 - MAWT # References: # <a href="http://www.antdiv.gov.au/aad/exop/sfo/casey/casey_aws.html"> # Casey Weather (1998-02-26) --- 125,176 ---- # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/antarctica-new-times.html # </a> + # From Steffen Thorsen (2010-03-10): + # We got these changes from the Australian Antarctic Division: + # - Macquarie Island will stay on UTC+11 for winter and therefore not + # switch back from daylight savings time when other parts of Australia do + # on 4 April. + # + # - Casey station reverted to its normal time of UTC+8 on 5 March 2010. + # The change to UTC+11 is being considered as a regular summer thing but + # has not been decided yet. + # + # - Davis station will revert to its normal time of UTC+7 at 10 March 2010 + # 20:00 UTC. + # + # - Mawson station stays on UTC+5. + # + # In addition to the Rule changes for Casey/Davis, it means that Macquarie + # will no longer be like Hobart and will have to have its own Zone created. + # + # Background: + # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/antartica-time-changes-2010.html"> + # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/antartica-time-changes-2010.html + # </a> + # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Antarctica/Casey 0 - zzz 1969 8:00 - WST 2009 Oct 18 2:00 # Western (Aus) Standard Time ! 11:00 - CAST 2010 Mar 5 2:00 ! # Casey Time ! 8:00 - WST Zone Antarctica/Davis 0 - zzz 1957 Jan 13 7:00 - DAVT 1964 Nov # Davis Time 0 - zzz 1969 Feb 7:00 - DAVT 2009 Oct 18 2:00 ! 5:00 - DAVT 2010 Mar 10 20:00u ! 7:00 - DAVT Zone Antarctica/Mawson 0 - zzz 1954 Feb 13 6:00 - MAWT 2009 Oct 18 2:00 # Mawson Time 5:00 - MAWT + Zone Antarctica/Macquarie 0 - zzz 1911 + 10:00 - EST 1916 Oct 1 2:00 + 10:00 1:00 EST 1917 Feb + 10:00 AusAQ EST 1967 + 10:00 ATAQ EST 2010 Apr 4 3:00 + 11:00 - MIST # Macquarie Island Time # References: # <a href="http://www.antdiv.gov.au/aad/exop/sfo/casey/casey_aws.html"> # Casey Weather (1998-02-26) diff -r -c old/asia new/asia *** old/asia Mon Mar 8 14:24:27 2010 --- new/asia Wed Mar 17 10:33:04 2010 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! # @(#)asia 8.55 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. --- 1,4 ---- ! # @(#)asia 8.56 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. *************** *** 2438,2446 **** # Thursday of the month or the start of the last Friday of the month or # something else. For now, use the start of the last Friday. Rule Syria 2008 only - Apr Fri>=1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Syria 2008 only - Nov 1 0:00 0 - ! Rule Syria 2009 max - Mar lastFri 0:00 1:00 S Rule Syria 2009 max - Oct lastFri 0:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] --- 2438,2455 ---- # Thursday of the month or the start of the last Friday of the month or # something else. For now, use the start of the last Friday. + # From Steffen Thorsen (2010-03-17): + # The "Syrian News Station" reported on 2010-03-16 that the Council of + # Ministers has decided that Syria will start DST on midnight Thursday + # 2010-04-01: (midnight between Thursday and Friday): + # <a href="http://sns.sy/sns/?path=news/read/11421"> + # http://sns.sy/sns/?path=news/read/11421 (Arabic) + # </a> + Rule Syria 2008 only - Apr Fri>=1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Syria 2008 only - Nov 1 0:00 0 - ! Rule Syria 2009 only - Mar lastFri 0:00 1:00 S ! Rule Syria 2010 max - Apr Fri>=1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Syria 2009 max - Oct lastFri 0:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] diff -r -c old/australasia new/australasia *** old/australasia Wed Mar 3 17:56:19 2010 --- new/australasia Wed Mar 17 10:27:07 2010 *************** *** 1,5 **** # <pre> ! # @(#)australasia 8.16 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. --- 1,5 ---- # <pre> ! # @(#)australasia 8.17 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. *************** *** 490,496 **** Zone Pacific/Apia 12:33:04 - LMT 1879 Jul 5 -11:26:56 - LMT 1911 -11:30 - SAMT 1950 # Samoa Time ! -11:00 - WST 2010 Oct 24 -11:00 1:00 WSDT 2011 Apr 3 -11:00 - WST --- 490,496 ---- Zone Pacific/Apia 12:33:04 - LMT 1879 Jul 5 -11:26:56 - LMT 1911 -11:30 - SAMT 1950 # Samoa Time ! -11:00 - WST 2010 Sep 26 -11:00 1:00 WSDT 2011 Apr 3 -11:00 - WST diff -r -c old/tz-art.htm new/tz-art.htm *** old/tz-art.htm Thu Feb 11 21:50:04 2010 --- new/tz-art.htm Wed Mar 17 10:50:50 2010 *************** *** 9,15 **** <body> <h1>Time and the Arts</h1> <address> ! @(#)tz-art.htm 8.16 </address> <p> This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of --- 9,15 ---- <body> <h1>Time and the Arts</h1> <address> ! @(#)tz-art.htm 8.17 </address> <p> This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of *************** *** 417,422 **** --- 417,434 ---- as noted by Will Fitzerald) </li> <li> + Brady: "...[Bishop Usher] determined that the Lord began the Creation + on the 23rd of October in the Year 4004 B.C. at -- uh, at 9 A.M.!" + <br> + Drummond: "That Eastern Standard Time? (Laughter) Or Rocky Mountain + Time? (More laughter) It wasn't daylight-saving time, was it? Because + the Lord didn't make the sun until the fourth day!" + <br> + (From the play "Inherit the Wind" by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, + filmed in 1960 with Spencer Tracy as Drummond and Fredric March as + Brady, and several other times. Thanks to Mark Brader.) + </li> + <li> "Good news." "What did they do? Extend Daylight Saving Time year round?" (Professional tanner George Hamilton, in dialog from a diff -r -c old/zic.8 new/zic.8 *** old/zic.8 Wed Jan 6 10:21:34 2010 --- new/zic.8 Tue Mar 16 13:11:55 2010 *************** *** 109,114 **** --- 109,117 ---- Non-blank lines are expected to be of one of three types: rule lines, zone lines, and link lines. .PP + Names (such as month names) must be in English and are case insensitive. + Abbreviations, if used, must be unambiguous in context. + .PP A rule line has the form .nf .ti +.5i *************** *** 490,495 **** /usr/local/etc/zoneinfo standard directory used for created files .SH "SEE ALSO" newctime(3), tzfile(5), zdump(8) ! .\" @(#)zic.8 8.5 .\" This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of .\" 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. --- 493,498 ---- /usr/local/etc/zoneinfo standard directory used for created files .SH "SEE ALSO" newctime(3), tzfile(5), zdump(8) ! .\" @(#)zic.8 8.6 .\" This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of .\" 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. diff -r -c old/zone.tab new/zone.tab *** old/zone.tab Wed Jan 20 12:25:55 2010 --- new/zone.tab Wed Mar 17 11:01:07 2010 *************** *** 1,5 **** # <pre> ! # @(#)zone.tab 8.33 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. # --- 1,5 ---- # <pre> ! # @(#)zone.tab 8.34 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. # *************** *** 44,49 **** --- 44,50 ---- AQ -7824+10654 Antarctica/Vostok Vostok Station, S Magnetic Pole AQ -6640+14001 Antarctica/DumontDUrville Dumont-d'Urville Station, Terre Adelie AQ -690022+0393524 Antarctica/Syowa Syowa Station, E Ongul I + AQ -5430+15857 Antarctica/Macquarie Macquarie Island Station, Macquarie Island AR -3436-05827 America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires Buenos Aires (BA, CF) AR -3124-06411 America/Argentina/Cordoba most locations (CB, CC, CN, ER, FM, MN, SE, SF) AR -2447-06525 America/Argentina/Salta (SA, LP, NQ, RN)

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FW: Inherit the Wind
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] March 17, 2010

March 17, 2010

I'm (belatedly) forwarding this message from Mark Brader, who is not on the time zone mailing list. Those of you who are on the list, please direct replies appropriately. --ado -----Original Message----- From: Mark Brader [mailto:msb@vex.net] Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 4:17 To: Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] Subject: Inherit the Wind Please forward this to the TZ list. I am not on the list; any replies should be directed accordingly. Here's an item for tz-art.htm: an exchange from the play "Inherit the Wind" by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee (filmed in 1960 with Spencer Tracy as Drummond and Fredric March as Brady, and several other times): BRADY A fine biblical scholar, Bishop Usher, has determined for us the exact date and hour of the Creation. It occurred in the year 4004 B.C. DRUMMOND That's Bishop Usher's opinion. BRADY It's not an opinion. It is literal fact, which the good Bishop arrived at through careful computation of the ages of the prophets as set down in the Old Testament. In fact, he determined that the Lord began the Creation on the 23rd of October in the Year 4004 B.C. at -- uh, at 9 A.M.! DRUMMOND That Eastern Standard Time? (Laughter) Or Rocky Mountain Time? (More laughter) It wasn't daylight-saving time, was it? Because the Lord didn't make the sun until the fourth day! BRADY (Fidgeting) That is correct. DRUMMOND (Sharply) The first day. Was it a twenty-four-hour day? BRADY The Bible says it was a day. DRUMMOND There wasn't any sun. How do you know how long it was? BRADY (Determined) The Bible says it was a day. DRUMMOND A normal day, a literal day, a twenty-four-hour day? After a few more lines, Brady admits he doesn't know, and Drummond suggests that that "day" could have been 10 million years. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | In the affairs of this world men are saved, msb(a)vex.net | not by faith, but by the want of it. --Franklin

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FW: Windsor, Ontario, in 1955
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] March 17, 2010

March 17, 2010

I'm (belatedly) forwarding this message from Mark Brader, who is not on the time zone mailing list. Those of you who are on the list, please direct replies appropriately. --ado -----Original Message----- From: Mark Brader [mailto:msb@vex.net] Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 3:48 To: Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] Subject: Windsor, Ontario, in 1955 Please forward to the TZ list. I am not on the list, so replies should be directed accordingly, but really I don't think I need to see any anyway. Currently the database has: # Ontario # From Paul Eggert (2006-07-09): # Shanks & Pottenger write that since 1970 most of Ontario has been like # Toronto. # Thunder Bay skipped DST in 1973. # Many smaller locales did not observe peacetime DST until 1974; # Nipigon (EST) and Rainy River (CST) are the largest that we know of. In the (Toronto) Globe and Mail for Saturday, 1955-09-24, in the bottom right corner of page 1, it says that Toronto will return to standard time at 2 am Sunday morning (which agrees with the database), and that: The one-hour setback will go into effect throughout most of Ontario, except in areas like Windsor which remains on standard time all year. Windsor is, of course, a lot larger than Nipigon. I only came across this incidentally. I don't know if Windsor began observing DST when Detroit did, or in 1974, or on some other date. By the way, the article continues by noting that: Some cities in the United States have pushed the deadline back three weeks and will change over from daylight saving in October. -- Mark Brader | "Oh, especially if it's accurate. There's nothing worse Toronto | than *accurate*, ill-informed, irresponsible press msb(a)vex.net | speculation." -- Lynn & Jay: "Yes, Prime Minister"

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Syria DST starts one week later
by Steffen Thorsen March 17, 2010

March 17, 2010

More news: The "Syrian News Station" reported on 2010-03-16 that the Council of Ministers has decided that Syria will start DST on midnight Thursday 2010-04-01: (midnight between Thursday and Friday): http://sns.sy/sns/?path=news/read/11421 (Arabic) Best regards, Steffen Thorsen - timeanddate.com

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Russia may drop two time zones by end of March
by Steffen Thorsen March 17, 2010

March 17, 2010

According to the following article in RIA Novosti newswire, the Samara Region and the Republic of Udmurtia regions may be moved into the Moscow time zone and the Chukotka and Kamchatka regions may be moved into the Magadan time zone (Moscow+8) when DST starts on March 28. http://en.rian.ru/russia/20100317/158225148.html Best regards, Steffen Thorsen - timeanddate.com

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TZUpdater 1.3.28
by Carlos Raúl Perasso March 17, 2010

March 17, 2010

Perhaps this is not the best place to ask for it, but I got no answer from my local Sun Service representative (which I assume is Argentina). Could somebody point me where I could get the last version of the TZUpdater for Java, which includes tzdata2010e? Thanks, Carlos Raúl Perasso Asunción, Paraguay

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Update time zone of the United States-Mexico border
by Ing. Obed Javier March 16, 2010

March 16, 2010

Hello, I'm using the google translator, I apologize if there is a misspelling; I know how to update the time zone (or to do ubuntu) to the border towns of Mexico with the United States and took effect on daylight saving time and yet time has not changed. In border cities, daylight saving time begins the second Sunday in March, and the rest of Mexico, the first Sunday in April. As a reference, put the story that supports this change: http://www.elmananarey.com/diario/noticia/tamaulipas/noticias/adelanta_fron… or (in english): http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=es&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&…

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Updated efele.net/tz maps
by Eric Muller March 14, 2010

March 14, 2010

I have updated the maps of the TZ timezones presented at <http://efele.net/maps/tz>: - in sync with 2010e: introduction of America/Matamoros, America/Ojinaga, America/Santa_Isabel - the Kuril islands are now in Asia/Magadan rather than Asia/Sakhalin (thanks to Tobias Conradi for noticing the error) As a result, the Russia and world data files have changed. The other data files are identical. Eric.

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DST and Time Zone
by balestra_romanito＠libero.it March 12, 2010

March 12, 2010

Hi, I don't speak English very well but I would like to ask to you if you have some resources about DST and Time Zone about all Cities in the World. Thanks Romano Balestra Rome - Italy

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issues for new DST rules for Acuña and Piedras Negras in state Coahuila, Mexico
by Alexander Krivenyshev March 12, 2010

March 12, 2010

Issues arise whether to observe new DST rules for Acuña and Piedras Negras in state Coahuila, Mexico Coahuila no acatará horario de verano (in spanish) http://www.exonline.com.mx/diario/noticia/primera/pulsonacional/coahuila_no… ara_horario_de_verano/889695 or http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_mexico052.html Alexander Krivenyshev, http://www.WorldTimeZone.com

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FW: Chile time change fully oficial
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] March 11, 2010

March 11, 2010

I'm forwarding this message from Fermin Uribe, who is not on the time zone mailing list. Those of you who are on the list, please direct replies appropriately. --ado -----Original Message----- From: Fermin Uribe [mailto:furibe@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 10:31 To: Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] Subject: Chile time change fully oficial Mr. Olson, FYI: Chile time change is now fully oficial http://www.horaoficial.cl/DS156.pdf -- Fermin Uribe

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Australia/Antarctica changes
by Steffen Thorsen March 10, 2010

March 10, 2010

We got these changes from the Australian Antarctic Division: - Macquarie Island will stay on UTC+11 for winter and therefore not switch back from daylight savings time when other parts of Australia do on 4 April. - Casey station reverted to its normal time of UTC+8 on 5 March 2010. The change to UTC+11 is being considered as a regular summer thing but has not been decided yet. - Davis station will revert to its normal time of UTC+7 at 10 March 2010 20:00 UTC. - Mawson station stays on UTC+5. In addition to the Rule changes for Casey/Davis, it means that Macquarie will no longer be like Hobart and will have to have its own Zone created. Background: http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/antartica-time-changes-2010.html Best regards, Steffen Thorsen - timeanddate.com

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Samoa DST start?
by George Bradt March 10, 2010

March 10, 2010

Hi, The zone line for Apia gives DST starting October 24 2010, but the comments suggest September? Thanks

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Fwd: Chile Time Change
by Fulvio Bozzo March 9, 2010

March 9, 2010

Arthur, May you consider the former Chilean TZ aliases named Chile/Continental & Chile/EasterIsland into your definition for compatibility issues ? regards, Fulvio. Begin forwarded message: > From: Yonson Serrano <yonson.serrano(a)oracle.com> > Date: March 9, 2010 3:50:58 PM GMT-03:00 > To: Fulvio Bozzo <Fulvio.Bozzo(a)Sun.COM> > Cc: Armando Paladino <Armando.Paladino(a)Sun.COM>, Rafael Rivero <Rafael.Rivero(a)Sun.COM>, "Juan E. Coriat - Sun Microsystems" <Juan.Coriat(a)Sun.COM>, Julio Carrasco <Julio.Carrasco(a)Sun.COM> > Subject: Re: Chile Time Change > Reply-To: yonson.serrano(a)oracle.com > > > Hi, > > (JAVA) tzupdater and the OS patch are separate things. Each one of them requires it's own steps. The IDR OS patch from Nakano (my previous email) will NOT address the tzupdater side of things. > > The IDR OS patch is build against this data ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/tzdata2010e.tar.gz > > If that data does not have entries for: > > Link America/Santiago Chile/Continental > Link Pacific/Easter Chile/EasterIsland > > Then the IDR OS patch also will not have those entries. The Olson data reflect the official timezone settings for worldwide use. If more(extra) entries need to be in that data file for Chile, then that request needs to be submitted to: > > Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] olsona(a)dc37a.nci.nih.gov > and > tz(a)elsie.nci.nih.gov > > Hope this helps, > Yonson > > > On 03/09/10 10:31, Fulvio Bozzo wrote: >> >> Yonson, >> Thanks for your email, we also saw the Olson files today for the OS, the changes even if they aren´t identical gives the same result, so it´s ok, but the only thing I miss on that file are the links for some timezone aliases like Chile/Continental and Chile/EasterIsland, many systems are set to Chile/Continental as formerly was the only TZ for us Solaris 8 and earlier releases, so I am missing the links sections into the Olson file: >> >> Link America/Santiago Chile/Continental >> Link Pacific/Easter Chile/EasterIsland >> >> They need to be included right? >> >> We will be waiting for the today´s patch, as many customers are calling us, thanks. >> One more question, that patch will include the tzupdater changes, we don't see them updated already. >> >> Regards, >> >> Fulvio. >> >> On Mar 9, 2010, at 2:48 PM, Yonson Serrano wrote: >> >>> >>> Armando, >>> >>> When a DST change is made, there are three things that need to be updated in regards to DST: the OS, Java, and Calendar Server. >>> >>> 1) OS: I took a look at the info you sent me and it looks ok, however I CANNOT bless it or validate it. The new Olson data with the DST Chile changes came out yesterday and is located at: ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/tzdata2010e.tar.gz >>> I have our asked our engineer (nobutomo.nakano(a)sun.com) who generates the official OS patches, how soon he can have an interim patch out with the Chile changes in place. I expect to hear from him today. I will let you know ASAP. >>> >>> 2) JAVA: The info you provided on the Java end looks correct. You will need to use the data file in the link above to get the Chile changes in. I am also confirming this with the Java DST team. I do not expect any issues. >>> >>> 3) Calendar: I have provide an example below (Argentina) on how to implement these changes. The write up below is old....so the stuff about the hot fix might be dated and can be ignored. The example write is between the ******* lines. >>> >>> I expect to be in contact with you later today with the follow up info per above. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Yonson >>> >>> >>> >>> ********************************************************************** >>> Follow-ups to: Christomer Simons or Chuck Neild for questions. >>> >>> Please add this to your calendar server timezone.ics file. You will notice that each entry has a BEGIN:VTIMEZONE and a END:VTIMEZONE seperated by a space. Add this to the timezone.ics file before the end tags. Stop and then start the calendar server for the changes to take effect. >>> >>> There are a few things to keep in mind. One is that you need to make sure that the OS, along with the Jre is also patched with the proper updates. >>> >>> I also recommend that you have the latest calendar server patch on the system. I have provided you the latest hotfix for the calendar server (5.1.1) located (below). If the customer is not using the 5.1.1, it is still the same fix. It is just recommended that what ever version (assuming 6.x) of the calendar server, that you are on the latest patch. >>> >>> ftp://supportfiles.sun.com/cores/iplanetdownloads/ics-5.1.1hf1.28-export-en… >>> >>> Steps to apply timezone fix >>> 1)Stop the calendar server, and back up >>> 2)Apply hotfix >>> 3)Apply changes to the timezone.ics file >>> 4)Start calendar system >>> >>> Remember you must also have the OS and Jre patches applied also. >>> >>> BEGIN:VTIMEZONE >>> TZID:America/Buenos_Aires >>> X-S1CS-TZID-ALIAS:SA Eastern Standard Time >>> BEGIN:STANDARD >>> DTSTART:20071230T000000 >>> RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=12 >>> TZOFFSETFROM:-0200 >>> TZOFFSETTO:-0300 >>> TZNAME:ART >>> TZNAME:GFT >>> TZNAME:EST >>> TZNAME:UYST >>> TZNAME:SRT >>> END:STANDARD >>> BEGIN:DAYLIGHT >>> DTSTART:20080316T000000 >>> RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=3SU;BYMONTH=3 >>> TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 >>> TZOFFSETTO:-0200 >>> TZNAME:ART >>> TZNAME:GFT >>> TZNAME:EST >>> TZNAME:UYST >>> TZNAME:SRT >>> END:DAYLIGHT >>> X-NSCP-TZCROSS:20071230T030000Z;20080316T020000Z; >>> END:VTIMEZONE >>> ********************************************************************** >>> >>> >>> On 03/09/10 09:06, Armando Paladino wrote: >>>> >>>> Yonson, >>>> >>>> >>>> As per our conversation I am sending the document we discusses. As you explained to me, you would be able >>>> to generate the needed patches for Chile that would cover Solaris and Java and that would be the best option >>>> to pursue. Waiting for your communication. (You can reply to this mail with questions and/or concerns) >>>> >>>> Best Regards, >>>> >>>> Armando >>>> On 3/9/2010 9:37 AM, Rafael Rivero wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Armando, >>>>> >>>>> Como sabes, debido a la tragedia en Chile el gobierno decidió posponer por este año >>>>> solamente el cambio de hora que estaba fijado para el segundo domingo de Marzo >>>>> (Exactamente el 13 de Marzo a las 23:59:59) y decidió aplazarlo hasta el primer domingo >>>>> de Abril (03 de Abril a las 23:59:59). >>>>> >>>>> Aquí te estoy pasando los cambios que hemos estado probando en nuestro Lab. con buenos >>>>> resultados en Solaris 9 y 10 >>>>> >>>>> Todavía nos falta probar en Solaris 8, ya que en esta versión tenemos el problema que sólo >>>>> existía el Timezone Chile/Continental por lo que el archivo de la versión de Solaris 10, tuvo >>>>> problemas la ultima vez que se aplicó en los clientes que tenían Solaris 8 desde una versión >>>>> de Kernel hacia atrás. El efecto que sucedió en esa oportunidad, fue que la Zona Chile/Continental >>>>> quedara con un archivo de size 0, dado que el link se hacia de un archivo inexistente hacia este. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Frente a esto, tenemos dos opciones a nuestro parecer: >>>>> >>>>> 1.- Elaborar una archivo específico para Solaris 8 (Antiguos) >>>>> >>>>> 2.- Conocer cual es el parche que hace que las versiones de Solarios 8 antiguas tengan >>>>> el timezone America/Santiago. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Ademas de esto, también falta armar la solución para Java, en el siguiente link: >>>>> >>>>> http://java.sun.com/javase/tzupdater_README.html encontramos la siguiente sección: >>>>> >>>>> Pero por lo que veo esto solo remueve los cambios aplicados del ultimo tzupdater, y >>>>> el próximo 3 de abril Java no cambiaría la hora. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Removing TZUpdater Tool Changes >>>>> <Mail Attachment.gif> >>>>> You must stop any running instances of the JDK/JRE software to be operated upon before you run the TZupdater tool on that installed JDK/JRE software image. >>>>> >>>>> There is currently no option to remove TZUpdater modifications. By following these steps, you can manually remove the modifications made by the current TZUpdater tool: >>>>> >>>>> Locate the zi directory under the modified JAVAHOME/jre/lib directory. This is the newer data. >>>>> Locate a zi.tzdata* directory in the same JAVAHOME/jre/lib directory. This is the replaced, older data. >>>>> Obtain the currently installed timezone data version from the command java -jar tzupdater.jar -V. >>>>> Rename the current zi directory to something like zi.tzdata2007g, or whatever version was given by the command in step 3. Ensure this does not conflict with the older data directory. >>>>> Rename the older data directory to zi. >>>>> Validate the change in currently active timezone data by executing java -jar tzupdater.jar -V. >>>>> Restart applications on this JDK/JRE instance as desired. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Cual seria el procedimiento a seguir en este caso??? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ***************************************************** >>>>> Procedimiento realizado en Lab >>>>> ***************************************************+ >>>>> >>>>> 1.- Backup de archivos >>>>> - Backup de archivos zoneinfo >>>>> >>>>> /usr/share/lib/zoneinfo/America/Santiago >>>>> /usr/share/lib/zoneinfo/Pacific/Easter >>>>> /usr/share/lib/zoneinfo/Chile/Continental >>>>> /usr/share/lib/zoneinfo/Chile/EasterIsland >>>>> >>>>> {Example using tar} >>>>> # tar cvf /var/tmp/backup.tar \ >>>>> /usr/share/lib/zoneinfo/America/Santiago \ >>>>> /usr/share/lib/zoneinfo/Pacific/Easter \ >>>>> /usr/share/lib/zoneinfo/Chile/Continental \ >>>>> /usr/share/lib/zoneinfo/Chile/EasterIsland >>>>> >>>>> - Back de archivo fuente >>>>> #cp /usr/share/lib/zoneinfo/src/southamerica /usr/share/lib/zoneinfo/src/southamerica.old >>>>> >>>>> 2.- Verificar las reglas actuales >>>>> >>>>> # zdump -v Chile/Continental | grep "2010" >>>>> Chile/Continental Mon Mar 8 15:16:03 2010 UTC = Mon Mar 8 12:16:03 2010 CLST isdst=1 >>>>> Chile/Continental Sun Mar 14 02:59:59 2010 UTC = Sat Mar 13 23:59:59 2010 CLST isdst=1 >>>>> Chile/Continental Sun Mar 14 03:00:00 2010 UTC = Sat Mar 13 23:00:00 2010 CLT isdst=0 >>>>> Chile/Continental Sun Oct 10 03:59:59 2010 UTC = Sat Oct 9 23:59:59 2010 CLT isdst=0 >>>>> Chile/Continental Sun Oct 10 04:00:00 2010 UTC = Sun Oct 10 01:00:00 2010 CLST isdst=1 >>>>> # >>>>> >>>>> ***** Realizar las siguientes modificaciones en el archivo /usr/share/lib/zoneinfo/src/southamerica >>>>> >>>>> Rule Chile 2009 only - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 - >>>>> Rule Chile 2010 only - Apr Sun>=1 3:00u 0 - >>>>> Rule Chile 2011 max - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 - >>>>> >>>>> Zone America/Santiago -4:42:46 - LMT 1890 >>>>> -4:42:46 - SMT 1910 >>>>> -5:00 - CLT 1916 Jul 1 >>>>> -4:42:46 - SMT 1918 Sep 1 >>>>> -4:00 - CLT 1919 Jul 1 >>>>> -4:42:46 - SMT 1927 Sep 1 >>>>> -5:00 Chile CL%sT 1947 May 22 >>>>> -4:00 Chile CL%sT >>>>> Zone Pacific/Easter -7:17:44 - LMT 1890 >>>>> -7:17:28 - EMT 1932 Sep >>>>> -7:00 Chile EAS%sT 1982 Mar 13 21:00 >>>>> -6:00 Chile EAS%sT >>>>> Link America/Santiago Chile/Continental >>>>> Link Pacific/Easter Chile/EasterIsland >>>>> >>>>> 3.- Update zoneinfo database using zic(1M) >>>>> This command will create and install the new files listed in 2). >>>>> >>>>> # /usr/sbin/zic /usr/share/lib/zoneinfo/src/southamerica >>>>> >>>>> 4.- Revision de archivos >>>>> >>>>> # zdump -v America/Santiago | grep "2010" >>>>> America/Santiago Mon Mar 8 15:27:18 2010 UTC = Mon Mar 8 12:27:18 2010 CLST isdst=1 >>>>> America/Santiago Sun Apr 4 02:59:59 2010 UTC = Sat Apr 3 23:59:59 2010 CLST isdst=1 <<<<<<<<<<<<< Cambio de Hora >>>>> America/Santiago Sun Apr 4 03:00:00 2010 UTC = Sat Apr 3 23:00:00 2010 CLT isdst=0 <<<<<<<<<<<<< Cambio de Hora >>>>> America/Santiago Sun Oct 10 03:59:59 2010 UTC = Sat Oct 9 23:59:59 2010 CLT isdst=0 >>>>> America/Santiago Sun Oct 10 04:00:00 2010 UTC = Sun Oct 10 01:00:00 2010 CLST isdst=1 >>>>> # >>>>> >>>>> # zdump -v Chile/Continental | grep "2010" >>>>> Chile/Continental Mon Mar 8 15:41:29 2010 UTC = Mon Mar 8 12:41:29 2010 CLST isdst=1 >>>>> Chile/Continental Sun Apr 4 02:59:59 2010 UTC = Sat Apr 3 23:59:59 2010 CLST isdst=1 <<<<<<<<<<<<< Cambio de Hora >>>>> Chile/Continental Sun Apr 4 03:00:00 2010 UTC = Sat Apr 3 23:00:00 2010 CLT isdst=0 <<<<<<<<<<<<< Cambio de Hora >>>>> Chile/Continental Sun Oct 10 03:59:59 2010 UTC = Sat Oct 9 23:59:59 2010 CLT isdst=0 >>>>> Chile/Continental Sun Oct 10 04:00:00 2010 UTC = Sun Oct 10 01:00:00 2010 CLST isdst=1 >>>>> # >>>>> >>>>> 5.- Reboot system >>>>> >>>>> ************************ >>>>> Fin procedimiento >>>>> *********************** >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> En el site de Olso (ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/) ya esta la actualización de el archivo southamerica (tzdata2010e.tar.gz), pero >>>>> aun no contempla la problemática de Chile/Continental >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> De antemano muchas gracias por tu ayuda, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Atentamente, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> <Mail Attachment.gif> >>>>> Lcdo. Rafael Rivero B. >>>>> Customer Facing Engineer >>>>> >>>>> Sun Microsystems, Inc. >>>>> Sánchez Fontecilla 310, 5th floor. >>>>> Las Conde, Santiago de Chile. CP. 7550000 >>>>> Phone +56-2-3724500 >>>>> Fax +56-2-3724560 >>>>> Email Rafael.Rivero(a)Sun.COM >>>>> <Mail Attachment.gif> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> <Mail Attachment.gif> >>>>> Lcdo. Rafael Rivero B. >>>>> Customer Facing Engineer >>>>> >>>>> Sun Microsystems, Inc. >>>>> Sánchez Fontecilla 310, 5th floor. >>>>> Las Conde, Santiago de Chile. 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FW: DST in Chile exceptionally extended to 3 April due to earthquake
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] March 9, 2010

March 9, 2010

I'm forwarding this message from Angel Chiang, who has subscribed to the time zone mailing list since sending it. --ado From: Angel Chiang [mailto:acmchiang@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 7:13 To: tz(a)lecserver.nci.nih.gov Subject: DST in Chile exceptionally extended to 3 April due to earthquake http://www.gobiernodechile.cl/viewNoticia.aspx?idArticulo=30098 (in Spanish, last paragraph). This is breaking news. There should be more information available later.

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data2010e
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] March 8, 2010

March 8, 2010

The file... ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/tzdata2010e.tar.gz ...is now available; this corrects the Dhaka bug found by Danvin Ruangchan and reported on the time zone mailing list. --ado

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updated proposed time zone package changes
by Arthur David Olson March 8, 2010

March 8, 2010

Here are updated proposed changes to the time zone package; differences are against the current ftp versions. The executive summary: asia Change time of day when Bangladesh DST starts and ends. australasia Change end of DST in Fiji in 2010. Add DST in Fiji in 2010/2011. Remove DST in Samoa in 2009/2010. Add DST in Fiji in 2010/2011. southamerica Change end date of Chile DST for 2010 only. Restate Paraguay DST rule for consistency. If no problems are found these will be reflected in the ftp side in two days. --ado diff -r -c old/asia new/asia *** old/asia Wed Jan 6 10:21:32 2010 --- new/asia Sat Mar 6 07:26:01 2010 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! # @(#)asia 8.51 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. --- 1,4 ---- ! # @(#)asia 8.54 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. *************** *** 225,235 **** # until further notice." I take that last sentence as the # establishment of a rule. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Dhaka 2009 only - Jun 19 23:00 1:00 S ! Rule Dhaka 2010 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 - ! Rule Dhaka 2010 max - Mar 31 23:00 1:00 S ! Rule Dhaka 2010 max - Nov 1 0:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Dhaka 6:01:40 - LMT 1890 --- 225,255 ---- # until further notice." I take that last sentence as the # establishment of a rule. + # From Nobutomo Nakano (2010-02-19): + # We received a report from Bangladesh saying that the start/end of + # Bangladesh DST is incorrect. Currently we have only the Bengali version + # of the official mail from BTRC which describes the following: + # + # "From 2010 each year when local standard time is about to reach + # March 31 at 10:59:00 PM clocks are turned forward 1 hour (11:59:00 PM) + # and when local daylight time is about to October 31 at 11:59:00 PM + # clocks are turned backward 1 hour (10:59:00 PM)." + # + # So, DST will start/end 1 minute earlier. + + # From Arthur David Olson (2010-03-03): + # The file + # <a href=http://www.cabinet.gov/bd/file_upload/news_events/en_169.pdf> + # http://www.cabinet.gov/bd/file_upload/news_events/en_169.pdf + # </a> + # is in Bengali; it does contain two "31"s as well as two "11.59"s and a "10.59" + # which is consistent with the information provided by Nobutomo Nakano. + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Dhaka 2009 only - Jun 19 23:00 1:00 S ! Rule Dhaka 2010 only - Dec 31 23:59 0 - ! Rule Dhaka 2010 max - Mar 31 22:59 1:00 S ! Rule Dhaka 2010 max - Oct 31 23:59 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Dhaka 6:01:40 - LMT 1890 diff -r -c old/australasia new/australasia *** old/australasia Wed Jan 6 10:21:32 2010 --- new/australasia Wed Mar 3 17:56:19 2010 *************** *** 1,5 **** # <pre> ! # @(#)australasia 8.15 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. --- 1,5 ---- # <pre> ! # @(#)australasia 8.16 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. *************** *** 267,277 **** # <a href="http://www.fiji.gov.fj/publish/page_16198.shtml"> # http://www.fiji.gov.fj/publish/page_16198.shtml # </a> # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Fiji 1998 1999 - Nov Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 S Rule Fiji 1999 2000 - Feb lastSun 3:00 0 - Rule Fiji 2009 only - Nov 29 2:00 1:00 S ! Rule Fiji 2010 only - Apr 25 3:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Pacific/Fiji 11:53:40 - LMT 1915 Oct 26 # Suva 12:00 Fiji FJ%sT # Fiji Time --- 267,296 ---- # <a href="http://www.fiji.gov.fj/publish/page_16198.shtml"> # http://www.fiji.gov.fj/publish/page_16198.shtml # </a> + + # From Steffen Thorsen (2010-03-03): + # The Cabinet in Fiji has decided to end DST about a month early, on + # 2010-03-28 at 03:00. + # The plan is to observe DST again, from 2010-10-24 to sometime in March + # 2011 (last Sunday a good guess?). + # + # Official source: + # <a href="http://www.fiji.gov.fj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1096:33…"> + # http://www.fiji.gov.fj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1096:33… + # </a> + # + # A bit more background info here: + # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/fiji-dst-ends-march-2010.html"> + # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/fiji-dst-ends-march-2010.html + # </a> + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Fiji 1998 1999 - Nov Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 S Rule Fiji 1999 2000 - Feb lastSun 3:00 0 - Rule Fiji 2009 only - Nov 29 2:00 1:00 S ! Rule Fiji 2010 only - Mar lastSun 3:00 0 - ! Rule Fiji 2010 only - Oct 24 2:00 1:00 S ! Rule Fiji 2011 only - Mar lastSun 3:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Pacific/Fiji 11:53:40 - LMT 1915 Oct 26 # Suva 12:00 Fiji FJ%sT # Fiji Time *************** *** 449,518 **** # Samoa ! # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2008-12-06): ! # The Samoa government (Western Samoa) may implement DST on the first Sunday of ! # October 2009 (October 4, 2009) until the last Sunday of March 2010 (March 28, ! # 2010). ! # ! # "Selected Committee reports to Cabinet on Daylight Saving Time", ! # Government of Samoa: ! # <a href="http://www.govt.ws/pr_article.cfm?pr_id=560"> ! # http://www.govt.ws/pr_article.cfm?pr_id=560 ! # </a> ! # or ! # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_samoa01.html"> ! # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_samoa01.html ! # </a> ! ! # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-08-27): ! # Samoa's parliament passed the Daylight Saving Bill 2009, and will start ! # daylight saving time on the first Sunday of October 2009 and end on the ! # last Sunday of March 2010. We hope that the full text will be published ! # soon, but we believe that the bill is only valid for 2009-2010. Samoa's ! # Daylight Saving Act 2009 will be enforced as soon as the Head of State ! # executes a proclamation publicizing this Act. # ! # Some background information here, which will be updated once we have ! # more details: # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/samoa-dst-plan-2009.html"> # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/samoa-dst-plan-2009.html # </a> - - # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-10-03): - # First, my deepest condolences to people of Samoa islands and all families and - # loved ones around the world who lost their lives in the earthquake and tsunami. # ! # Considering the recent devastation on Samoa by earthquake and tsunami and that ! # many government offices/ ministers are closed- not sure if "Daylight Saving ! # Bill 2009" will be implemented in next few days- on October 4, 2009. ! # ! # Here is reply from Consulate-General of Samoa in New Zealand ! # --------------------------- ! # Consul General ! # consulgeneral(a)samoaconsulate.org.nz ! # ! # Talofa Alexander, ! # ! # Thank you for your sympathy for our country but at this time we have not ! # been informed about the Daylight Savings Time Change. Most Ministries in ! # Apia are closed or relocating due to weather concerns. ! # ! # When we do find out if they are still proceeding with the time change we ! # will advise you soonest. ! # ! # Kind Regards, ! # Lana ! # for: Consul General - # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-10-05): - # We have called a hotel in Samoa and asked about local time there - they - # are still on standard time. - Zone Pacific/Apia 12:33:04 - LMT 1879 Jul 5 -11:26:56 - LMT 1911 -11:30 - SAMT 1950 # Samoa Time ! -11:00 - WST 2009 Oct 4 ! -11:00 1:00 WSDT 2010 Mar 28 -11:00 - WST # Solomon Is --- 468,497 ---- # Samoa ! # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-10-16): ! # We have been in contact with the government of Samoa again, and received ! # the following info: # ! # "Cabinet has now approved Daylight Saving to be effected next year ! # commencing from the last Sunday of September 2010 and conclude first ! # Sunday of April 2011." ! # ! # Background info: # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/samoa-dst-plan-2009.html"> # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/samoa-dst-plan-2009.html # </a> # ! # Samoa's Daylight Saving Time Act 2009 is available here, but does not ! # contain any dates: ! # <a href="http://www.parliament.gov.ws/documents/acts/Daylight%20Saving%20Act%20%2020…"> ! # http://www.parliament.gov.ws/documents/acts/Daylight%20Saving%20Act%20%2020… ! # </a> Zone Pacific/Apia 12:33:04 - LMT 1879 Jul 5 -11:26:56 - LMT 1911 -11:30 - SAMT 1950 # Samoa Time ! -11:00 - WST 2010 Oct 24 ! -11:00 1:00 WSDT 2011 Apr 3 -11:00 - WST # Solomon Is diff -r -c old/southamerica new/southamerica *** old/southamerica Wed Feb 24 08:46:46 2010 --- new/southamerica Sat Mar 6 07:23:42 2010 *************** *** 1,5 **** # <pre> ! # @(#)southamerica 8.41 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. --- 1,5 ---- # <pre> ! # @(#)southamerica 8.43 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. *************** *** 1121,1126 **** --- 1121,1138 ---- # http://www.shoa.cl/noticias/2008/04hora/hora.htm # </a>. + # From Angel Chiang (2010-03-04): + # Subject: DST in Chile exceptionally extended to 3 April due to earthquake + # <a href="http://www.gobiernodechile.cl/viewNoticia.aspx?idArticulo=30098"> + # http://www.gobiernodechile.cl/viewNoticia.aspx?idArticulo=30098 + # </a> + # (in Spanish, last paragraph). + # + # This is breaking news. There should be more information available later. + + # From Arthur Daivd Olson (2010-03-06): + # Angel Chiang's message confirmed by Julio Pacheco; Julio provided a patch. + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Chile 1927 1932 - Sep 1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Chile 1928 1932 - Apr 1 0:00 0 - *************** *** 1155,1161 **** # N.B.: the end of March 29 in Chile is March 30 in Universal time, # which is used below in specifying the transition. Rule Chile 2008 only - Mar 30 3:00u 0 - ! Rule Chile 2009 max - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 - # IATA SSIM anomalies: (1992-02) says 1992-03-14; # (1996-09) says 1998-03-08. Ignore these. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] --- 1167,1175 ---- # N.B.: the end of March 29 in Chile is March 30 in Universal time, # which is used below in specifying the transition. Rule Chile 2008 only - Mar 30 3:00u 0 - ! Rule Chile 2009 only - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 - ! Rule Chile 2010 only - Apr 4 3:00u 0 - ! Rule Chile 2011 max - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 - # IATA SSIM anomalies: (1992-02) says 1992-03-14; # (1996-09) says 1998-03-08. Ignore these. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] *************** *** 1380,1386 **** # and that on the first Sunday of the month of October, it is to be set # forward 60 minutes, in all the territory of the Paraguayan Republic. # ... ! Rule Para 2010 max - Oct Sun<=7 0:00 1:00 S Rule Para 2010 max - Apr Sun>=8 0:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] --- 1394,1400 ---- # and that on the first Sunday of the month of October, it is to be set # forward 60 minutes, in all the territory of the Paraguayan Republic. # ... ! Rule Para 2010 max - Oct Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Para 2010 max - Apr Sun>=8 0:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]

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data2010d
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] March 8, 2010

March 8, 2010

The file... ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/tzdata2010d.tar.gz ...is now available; this reflects the changes circulated last week on the time zone mailing list. --ado

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DST in Chile exceptionally extended to 3 April due to earthquake
by Angel Chiang March 5, 2010

March 5, 2010

http://www.gobiernodechile.cl/viewNoticia.aspx?idArticulo=30098 (in Spanish, last paragraph). This is breaking news. There should be more information available later.

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Re: proposed time zone package chages--Bangladesh, Fiji, and Samoa
by Nobutomo Nakano March 4, 2010

March 4, 2010

It seems that the start time of Bangladesh DST is off 1 hour. > Rule Dhaka 2009 only - Jun 19 23:00 1:00 S > Rule Dhaka 2010 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 - > ! Rule Dhaka 2010 max - Mar 31 23:59 1:00 S > ! Rule Dhaka 2010 max - Oct 31 23:59 0 - DST will actually start at 22:59. And, newspaper below suggests that clock went back one hour at 11:59:00PM on 12-31-2009. This is actually consistent with what we heard from a customer in Bangladesh. http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=119573 So the rule would look like: Rule Dhaka 2009 only - Jun 19 23:00 1:00 S Rule Dhaka 2009 only - Dec 31 23:59 0 - Rule Dhaka 2010 max - Mar 31 22:59 1:00 S Rule Dhaka 2010 max - Oct 31 23:59 0 - Best regards, -Nakano

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