September 2011 - tz - lists.iana.org

DateTime::TimeZone::Tzfile for tz-link.htm
by Zefram Sept. 24, 2011

Sept. 24, 2011

Possible addition to the "Other tz binary file readers" part of tz-link.htm: <li> <a href="http://search.cpan.org/perldoc?DateTime::TimeZone::Tzfile">DateTime::TimeZone::Tzfile</a> is a <code>tz</code> binary file reader written in Perl. It is freely available under the same terms as Perl (dual <abbr>GPL</abbr> and Artistic license). </li> You already have a note about DateTime::TimeZone in a different section. There's work underway to make DT:TZ use DT:TZ:Tzfile for its Olson needs, but currently they're essentially unrelated. -zefram

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Re coming Russian-Belarusian-Ukrainian timezone change
by Yury Tarasievich Sept. 24, 2011

Sept. 24, 2011

Hello, They say that for denoting the new timezone there's FET (further-eastern european time) proposal in the works, but this seems Very Bad and Confusing English to me. Please consider denoting the new timezone as EEFT (East European Forward Time) -> minimal changes in abbreviature and mnemonic, clear semantic. Better English, too. -Yury

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UTC as basis for time legislation
by Tobias Conradi Sept. 23, 2011

Sept. 23, 2011

On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 11:01 PM, Steve Allen <sla(a)ucolick.org> wrote: > On Fri 2011-09-23T22:53:10 +0200, Tobias Conradi hath writ: >> IIRC UTC and not GMT is the basis for most time legislation that is >> currently in place. > > It would be interesting to find reliable indicators about whether UTC > or GMT is the basis in any given region. Even recently I've seen > official decrees using the geographic terms "meridian" and "Greenwich". UTC used in EU law to define the start and end of summer-time: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2011:083:0006:01… Germany http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/me_einhg/__4.html "koordinierte Weltzeit" ~ coordinated Worldtime -- Tobias Conradi Rheinsberger Str. 18 10115 Berlin Germany http://tobiasconradi.com/tobias_conradi

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Regarding tz changes
by utkal santra Sept. 23, 2011

Sept. 23, 2011

Hi, I wanted to know when is the next timzone update is happening.Currently I found fw data are missing. I would like to add the Russian (Moscow) timezone changes to that. Please let me know the next release. Thanks, Utkal

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FW: Re coming Russian-Belarusian-Ukrainian timezone change
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] Sept. 22, 2011

Sept. 22, 2011

I'm forwarding this message from Yury Tarasievich, 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: Yury Tarasievich [mailto:yury.tarasievich@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 12:24 To: tz(a)lecserver.nci.nih.gov Subject: Re coming Russian-Belarusian-Ukrainian timezone change Hello, They say that for denoting the new timezone there's FET (further-eastern european time) proposal in the works, but this seems Very Bad and Confusing English to me. Please consider denoting the new timezone as EEFT (East European Forward Time) -> minimal changes in abbreviature and mnemonic, clear semantic. Better English, too. -Yury

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Zone proposal for Russia: Asia/Yuzhno-Kurilsk
by Tobias Conradi Sept. 22, 2011

Sept. 22, 2011

Yuzhno-Kurilsk District Currently in tz part of Asia/Magadan, but according to http://www.garant.ru/hotlaw/federal/346568/ in Zone 8 (MSK+7) are http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurilsky_District http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuzhno-Kurilsky_District Citing http://www.garant.ru/hotlaw/federal/346568/ : 8-я часовая зона - московское время плюс 7 часов. ....Курильский ..... Южно-Курильский районы, город областного значения 9-я часовая зона - московское время плюс 8 часов. ... Северо-Курильский район ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severo-Kurilsky_District will use Magadan Time, as according to tz it currently does. Zone proposal: NEW Asia/Yuzhno-Kurilsk covering http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurilsky_District http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuzhno-Kurilsky_District -- Tobias Conradi Rheinsberger Str. 18 10115 Berlin Germany http://tobiasconradi.com/tobias_conradi

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America/Sitka LMT bug
by Zefram Sept. 22, 2011

Sept. 22, 2011

I noticed this recent addition to the database: |Zone America/Sitka -14:58:47 - LMT 1867 Oct 18 | -9:01:13 - LMT 1900 Aug 20 12:00 | -8:00 - PST 1942 ... For local mean time to jump by 5.6 hours, implying that the city jumped 89 degrees to the east, would be a neat trick. Obviously the first offset is meant to be +14:58:47, and the city jumped by 24 hours or 360 degrees, crossing the IDL. -zefram

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Re: Fwd:data2011j
by gunther Vermeir Sept. 21, 2011

Sept. 21, 2011

not really what you ask but an excellent high level overview of changes is kept by the java team http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/tzdata-versions-138805.html Gunther On 21/09/11 22:40, ALAN KAPLAN, BLOOMBERG/ 731 LEXIN wrote: > --- Original Sender: STEFANO PACIFICO, BLOOMBERG/ 731 LEXIN --- > > Hi, I was wondering if it might be possible to modify the process create a .txt file containing the changes you are making for tz stuff.(like you indicated below) Eg. If you release a new file tzdata2011j.tar.gz, then you have on the same ftp server, tzdata2011j.txt or something like that. > Please let me know if something like that is possible. > > Sincerely, > Alan Kaplan > Bloomberg LP > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: tz(a)elsie.nci.nih.gov > To: tz(a)lecserver.nci.nih.gov > At: 9/12 9:31:09 > > The file... > ftp://elsie.nci.nh.gov/pub/tzdata2011j.tar.gz > ...is now available; this reflects the changes circulated recently on the times > zone mailing list (contemporary changes for Samoa; past changes for Kenya, > Uganda, and Tanzania); there are also two spelling corrections to comments > in the australasia file (with thanks to Christos Zoulas). > > I expect another version will appear soon to handle changes in the > Middle East (and perhaps in Russia); folks seeking to avoid version churn may > want to wait a bit. > > --ado >

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RE: Fwd:data2011j
by Paul_Koning＠Dell.com Sept. 21, 2011

Sept. 21, 2011

You can just grab the latest, grab the previous, unpack both, diff -r on the two. paul -----Original Message----- From: ALAN KAPLAN, BLOOMBERG/ 731 LEXIN [mailto:skywalker@bloomberg.net] Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 4:40 PM To: tz(a)lecserver.nci.nih.gov Subject: Fwd:data2011j --- Original Sender: STEFANO PACIFICO, BLOOMBERG/ 731 LEXIN --- Hi, I was wondering if it might be possible to modify the process create a .txt file containing the changes you are making for tz stuff.(like you indicated below) Eg. If you release a new file tzdata2011j.tar.gz, then you have on the same ftp server, tzdata2011j.txt or something like that. Please let me know if something like that is possible. Sincerely, Alan Kaplan Bloomberg LP ----- Original Message ----- From: tz(a)elsie.nci.nih.gov To: tz(a)lecserver.nci.nih.gov At: 9/12 9:31:09 The file... ftp://elsie.nci.nh.gov/pub/tzdata2011j.tar.gz ...is now available; this reflects the changes circulated recently on the times zone mailing list (contemporary changes for Samoa; past changes for Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania); there are also two spelling corrections to comments in the australasia file (with thanks to Christos Zoulas). I expect another version will appear soon to handle changes in the Middle East (and perhaps in Russia); folks seeking to avoid version churn may want to wait a bit. --ado

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Re: DST changes from 20.09.2011 for Ukraine
by itman＠fm.com.ua Sept. 21, 2011

Sept. 21, 2011

Sorry for mistake in patch. Time for Ukraine should be UTC+3, so for 1st rule to be applied it should be 2011 year. Kind regards, Serge Kolotylo itman(a)fm.com.ua --- old/europe 2011-08-17 18:52:01.000000000 +0200 +++ new/europe 2011-09-21 20:44:13.000000000 +0200 @@ -464,6 +464,33 @@ # of 19 January 2001 on summer-time arrangements. #</a> +#From Serge Kolotylo +#New Rules for Ukraine +#The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Ukraine's parliament) accepted +#resolution to cancel seasonal clock change and +#to establish Ukraine time as second time zone plus one hour +#according to this resolution: +#Ukraine will not switch to winter time anymore and "standard" +#time will be changed from UTC+2 to UTC+3 (WorldTimeZone.com) +#or in Ukrainian http://portal.rada.gov.ua/rada/control/uk/publish/article/news_left?art_id=… +#Start date of resolution 20.09.2011 + +#in direct translation from original (in Ukrainian) +#text of resolution: "About changing the order of time calculation on Ukraine territory" +# Number 8330 from 04.04.2011 +#So, it means that from 27th of March in Ukraine will be time +#of 2nd timezone plus 1 hour, UTC+3 +#it will be no more any "winter" (-1 hour) or "summer" (+1 hour) changes +#also note, that at the moment of 21.09.2011 Ukraine is in UTC+3 +#also note that in Ukraine there is only 1 timezone +#For all Ukraine there is only Kiev time +#So, what is declared by Igor Karpov - splitting time by Ukrainian cities +#it is not correct because for all of them time rules are the same +#and the only time is valid - Kiev time + +Rule Ukraine 1981 2011 - Mar lastSun 1:00u 1:00 S +Rule Ukraine 1996 2010 - Oct lastSun 1:00u 0 - + # W-Eur differs from EU only in that W-Eur uses standard time. Rule W-Eur 1977 1980 - Apr Sun>=1 1:00s 1:00 S Rule W-Eur 1977 only - Sep lastSun 1:00s 0 - @@ -2626,7 +2653,7 @@ 3:00 - MSK 1990 Jul 1 2:00 2:00 - EET 1992 2:00 E-Eur EE%sT 1995 - 2:00 EU EE%sT + 2:00 Ukraine EE%sT # Ruthenia used CET 1990/1991. # "Uzhhorod" is the transliteration of the Ukrainian name, but # "Uzhgorod" is more common in English.

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