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Thank you!
by Fred Gleason March 28, 2023

March 28, 2023

As someone who mostly just _uses_ the TZ database to support various projects, I’d like to take a short break in our current Mideast Moment to express my gratitude to all of those volunteers who work to keep this oft-overlooked but critical bit of IT infrastructure accurate and functional. This includes both those who work on the code and data directly as well as the researchers and others “on the ground” who keep this group informed in the midst of sometimes chaotic and fast-moving situations. I greatly appreciate the time, effort and professionalism that all of you consistently bring to this task. Thank you! |---------------------------------------------------------------------| | Frederick F. Gleason, Jr. | Chief Developer | | | Paravel Systems | |---------------------------------------------------------------------| | There's never time to do it right, but there's always time to do | | it over. | | | | -- Meskimen's Law | |---------------------------------------------------------------------|

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Another Timezone update for Lebanon
by timings.06-flecks＠icloud.com March 27, 2023

March 27, 2023

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Proposal to revert 2023b’s Lebanon data changes
by Paul Eggert March 27, 2023

March 27, 2023

We need a new release soon to address the time zone chaos in Lebanon. One option is to revert 2023b's data and go back to 2023a as I suggested earlier. Another is to record the chaos in more detail in the data. The attached proposed patch (which I installed into the developmental repository on GitHub) takes the former approach, as I expect the latter would cause more problems than it would cure. This follows a similar (although not identical) precedent in Rio de Janeiro in 1993. In short, the patch would make 2023c identical to 2023a except for comments, which do not count as part of the data. It is a confusing and controversial situation. Comments welcome. In the meantime I again suggest to downstream distributors to stick with 2023a and avoid 2023b.

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Lebanon will not spring forward this weekend
by Paul Eggert March 27, 2023

March 27, 2023

On 3/23/23 09:42, Saadallah Itani wrote: > I had to send you the below as I am not subscribed to the list. I'll quote the rest of your message below so list subscribers see it. Thank you for the info about Lebanon deciding today to not change its clocks this weekend. Ouch, this is very short notice. Since the March 25 transition was scheduled for 24:00 (i.e., midnight between March 25 and March 26) I assume this means the spring forward transition is will occur midnight between April 20 and April 21. I created the attached proposed patch to record this. Please let me know if this interpretation sounds correct to you. We'll need a new tzdb release soon, as tzdb 2023a becomes wrong around 51 hours from now. >> On 23 Mar 2023, at 6:26 PM, Saadallah Itani <sitani(a)aub.edu.lb> wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> Lebanon too announced today delay of Spring forward from March 25 to April 20. >> >> preview.jpeg >> 960008904374 >> <https://imagescdn.mtv.com.lb/articles/960008904374.jpg?width=2000&quality=75> >> JPEG Image · 19 KB >> <https://imagescdn.mtv.com.lb/articles/960008904374.jpg?width=2000&quality=75> >> >> <https://imagescdn.mtv.com.lb/articles/960008904374.jpg?width=2000&quality=75> >> >> >> Regards, >> Saad >> Ext. 2229 >> >> Sent from my iPhone

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Re: [tz] tz Digest, Vol 138, Issue 71
by Rich Armstrong March 27, 2023

March 27, 2023

Though this list usually doesn't include discussion of the time-zone-rule data that Microsoft maintains in the Windows registry, it seems worth considering how to ensure the two repositories of time-zone rules might be kept in sync—not to mention IATA's repository. Thoughts and opinions from any MS representatives would be welcome. (Incidentally, I was born at 11:50 PM at a place and time when hospitals recorded births on standard time even though the general population observed DST. Consequently, I reserve the right to celebrate my birthday on the 12th and/or 13th of July.) ________________________________ From: tz <tz-bounces(a)iana.org> on behalf of tz-request(a)iana.org <tz-request(a)iana.org> Sent: Monday, March 27, 2023 1:29 PM To: tz(a)iana.org <tz(a)iana.org> Subject: tz Digest, Vol 138, Issue 71 Send tz mailing list submissions to tz(a)iana.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmm.icann.o… or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to tz-request(a)iana.org You can reach the person managing the list at tz-owner(a)iana.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of tz digest..."

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Urgent | Palestine Timezone "Asia/Gaza | Asia/Hebron" Daylight Changed unitl 29/04/2023
by Rifat Maswadeh March 27, 2023

March 27, 2023

Dear Sir, I'm Rifat From Palestine, Yesterday 25/03/2023 at 2:00 AM time changed "Daylight" +1 and set +3 GMT , This changed not updated in last Palestinian government decision about change daylight time in coming 3 years (2023,2024,2025) as follows : *29/04/2023 * [image: image.png] Thanks ! - attached

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by Andrea Singletary March 27, 2023

March 27, 2023

Will 2023c have Asia/Beirut starting DST this year on March 30? What does this mean for future years? Wish the cabinet would've clarified that while they were on the subject, as Spring Forward intersects with Ramadan for the next few years... -- Sent from my pocket-sized infinite improbability generator

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Lebanon reverse summertime delay
by Hagop Jamkojian March 27, 2023

March 27, 2023

Hi there, Just wanted to let you know that the Lebanese prime minister has decided to reverse the decision again https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-65090888 effective Wednesday night 😕 Timezone DB (https://github.com/eggert/tz) is still not updated to show this change, so wanted to give you a heads up. Best regards, Hagop Jamkojian

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Lebanese Time Zone
by S J March 27, 2023

March 27, 2023

Hello, Your recent changes to Lebanon's adherence to DST is wrong: "This year Lebanon springs forward April 20/21 not March 25/26. (Thanks to Saadallah Itani.)" https://data.iana.org/time-zones/tzdb/NEWS The government of Lebanon did not issue a law decree stating this change and proper legal procedures were not followed. This led to civil action locally where all respected media and groups are not abiding by this decision, taken without any proper legal procedures. Please correct the change on your end to avoid adding to the massive confusion. All devices have already updated to DST, so your change is only adding to the confusion. Thank you for your understanding. I do not give the right to use my name, email or any other identifying information on any public communications or messages or updates.

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Lebanon Resumes DST on March 29/30
by Bassel Shurbaji March 27, 2023

March 27, 2023

Hello, I thought I should let you know that the government of Lebanon announced that it will resume *DST* on* March 29/30* instead of* April 20/21* as per your latest *Release 2023b*. https://twitter.com/MTVLebanonNews/status/1640312857890832389 https://twitter.com/ALJADEEDNEWS/status/1640313313790681088 Best, Bassel Shurbaji

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