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proposed time zone packages for Antarctica (cosmetic) and Fiji
by Arthur David Olson Nov. 14, 2009

Nov. 14, 2009

Below are proposed changes to "australia" (for Fiji's use of DST in 2009-2010) and "antarctica" (changing a "2:0" in one of the rules to "2:00", which does not change zic's binary output). To give the Fiji change a chance to make it out in to the field before the effective date at the end of this month, these changes will appear on the ftp site on 2009-11-16 unless problems are found. --ado ------- australasia ------- *** /tmp/geta8698 Sat Nov 14 10:26:25 2009 --- /tmp/getb8698 Sat Nov 14 10:26:25 2009 *************** *** 1,5 **** # <pre> ! # @(#)australasia 8.14 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. --- 1,5 ---- # <pre> ! # @(#)australasia 8.15 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. *************** *** 248,256 **** --- 248,277 ---- 6:30 - CCT # Cocos Islands Time # Fiji + # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-11-10): + # According to Fiji Broadcasting Corporation, Fiji plans to re-introduce DST + # from November 29th 2009 to April 25th 2010. + # + # "Daylight savings to commence this month" + # <a href="http://www.radiofiji.com.fj/fullstory.php?id=23719"> + # http://www.radiofiji.com.fj/fullstory.php?id=23719 + # </a> + # or + # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_fiji01.html"> + # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_fiji01.html + # </a> + + # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-11-10): + # The Fiji Government has posted some more details about the approved + # amendments: + # <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 ------- antarctica ------- *** /tmp/geta8719 Sat Nov 14 10:26:48 2009 --- /tmp/getb8719 Sat Nov 14 10:26:48 2009 *************** *** 1,5 **** # <pre> ! # @(#)antarctica 8.6 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. --- 1,5 ---- # <pre> ! # @(#)antarctica 8.7 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. *************** *** 106,112 **** 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 2:0 5:00 - DAVT Zone Antarctica/Mawson 0 - zzz 1954 Feb 13 6:00 - MAWT 2009 Oct 18 2:00 --- 106,112 ---- 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

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Russia may reduce 11 time zones to less.
by Alexander Krivenyshev Nov. 14, 2009

Nov. 14, 2009

Russia may reduce number of time zones from 11 to less. RIA Novosti (Russian Information Agency Novosti), Russian President Dmitry Medvedev proposed on Thursday to consider cutting the number of time zones in the country, which spans 11 time zones. (in Russian) http://lenta.ru/news/2009/11/12/time/ or (in English) http://en.rian.ru/russia/20091112/156806943.html http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_russia05.html Alexander Krivenyshev, http://www.worldtimezone.com

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(Somewhat) New Firefox add-on
by George Bradt Nov. 11, 2009

Nov. 11, 2009

Hi, I have written a Firefox add-on which uses a timezone data file which I generate from the tz data files. It is called Simple Timer + Clocks, and the homepage is http://simpletimerclocks.mozdev.org/ It has various functions including: # display your local clock # track the local time in locations around the world # receive notifications at specific times of the day (using your local time, or local time in other timezones) # receive notifications on specific dates (ie. calendar function) # count up from zero # count down from any time (less than 24 hours). You can set as many timers as you want # event logging for completed count ups, count downs, notifications and calendar events It existed for a while on mozdev.org, just recently I made it available for download through AMO. Regards, George Bradt

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Updated efele.net/tz maps
by Eric Muller Nov. 11, 2009

Nov. 11, 2009

I have updated the maps of the TZ timezones presented at <http://efele.net/maps/tz>: - in sync with 2009r - antarctica is now handled (that leaves only Greenland that is not dealt with) - better processing to produce the maps, resulting in better quality - addition of terms of use (everything is CC0; i.e. whatever I had a right to is now in the public domain) I am sure there are some glitches; please let me know. Enjoy, Eric.

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FW: TZ Labels for Australia Eastern Zone
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] Nov. 10, 2009

Nov. 10, 2009

I'm forwarding this message from RG, who is not on the time zone mailing list. Those of you who are on the list, please direct replies appropriately. (While the AEST/EST controversy is old, the URL in RG's electronic mail is new.) --ado -----Original Message----- From: rameses(a)iinet.net.au [mailto:rameses@iinet.net.au] Sent: Saturday, November 07, 2009 6:39 To: tz(a)lecserver.nci.nih.gov Subject: TZ Labels for Australia Eastern Zone To whom it may concern, I am an end user of timezone data (tzdata) in a Linux distribution (Fedora). As the package ReadMe suggests, questions about the content of tzdata should be directed to this mailing list rather than the distribution's developers. In the Australian eastern zone, two time zones are used: Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC +10) and Australian Eastern Daylight-savings Time (UTC +11). The abbreviations for these zones are AEST and AEDT, respectively. Australian timezones are explained here: http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/our-country/time The tzdata currently available for my Linux distro (which I believe is the latest available) uses the incorrect label "EST" for both AEST and AEDT. The timezone (+10 or +11) itself is correct, but the labels are not. Could you please look into this issue and, if it is indeed your responsibility, correct it at the next convenient opportunity. Kind Regards, RG

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Fiji plans to re-introduce DST from November 29 2009.
by Alexander Krivenyshev Nov. 10, 2009

Nov. 10, 2009

According to Fiji Broadcasting Corporation, Fiji plans to re-introduce DST from November 29th 2009 to April 25th 2010. "Daylight savings to commence this month" http://www.radiofiji.com.fj/fullstory.php?id=23719 or http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_fiji01.html Alexander Krivenyshev, http://www.worldtimezone.com

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FW: Bug in newest tzdata
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] Nov. 9, 2009

Nov. 9, 2009

I'm forwarding this message from Sullivan Beck, who is not on the time zone mailing list. Those of you who are on the list, please direct replies appropriately. ("2:0" and "2:00" are treated the same by the time zone compiler in this context, but for consistency and for the benefit of non-zic users of the data, I'll change "2:0" to "2:00" in the next release. --ado) -----Original Message----- From: Sullivan Beck [mailto:sullybeck@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 3:30 To: tz(a)lecserver.nci.nih.gov Subject: Bug in newest tzdata In 2009r, the Zone Antarctica/Davis definition includes the line: 7:00 - DAVT 2009 Oct 18 2:0 The final field should be "2:00". Thanks for all your work!

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Bug in newest tzdata
by Sullivan Beck Nov. 9, 2009

Nov. 9, 2009

In 2009r, the Zone Antarctica/Davis definition includes the line: 7:00 - DAVT 2009 Oct 18 2:0 The final field should be "2:00". Thanks for all your work!

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2009r
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] Nov. 9, 2009

Nov. 9, 2009

The files... ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/tzcode2009r.tar.gz ...and... ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/tzdata2009r.tar.gz ...are now available; these reflect the "antarctica" and "tz-link.htm" changes circulated last week on the time zone mailing list. I plan to begin work on Xinjiang this Wednesday. --ado

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TZ Labels for Australia Eastern Zone
by rameses＠iinet.net.au Nov. 7, 2009

Nov. 7, 2009

To whom it may concern, I am an end user of timezone data (tzdata) in a Linux distribution (Fedora). As the package ReadMe suggests, questions about the content of tzdata should be directed to this mailing list rather than the distribution's developers. In the Australian eastern zone, two time zones are used: Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC +10) and Australian Eastern Daylight-savings Time (UTC +11). The abbreviations for these zones are AEST and AEDT, respectively. Australian timezones are explained here: http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/our-country/time The tzdata currently available for my Linux distro (which I believe is the latest available) uses the incorrect label "EST" for both AEST and AEDT. The timezone (+10 or +11) itself is correct, but the labels are not. Could you please look into this issue and, if it is indeed your responsibility, correct it at the next convenient opportunity. Kind Regards, RG

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