Here's a proposed change to the tz database to reflect the news from Uruguay. The tz rules for Uruguay are currently incorrect for time stamps past this Sunday. Thanks to Steffen Thorsen for the info about Uruguay. Also, this patch adds a link to VelaTerra's recent offer of free licenses to tz database contributors. =================================================================== RCS file: RCS/southamerica,v retrieving revision 2005.5 retrieving revision 2005.5.0.2 diff -pu -r2005.5 -r2005.5.0.2 --- southamerica 2005/02/07 21:19:42 2005.5 +++ southamerica 2005/03/11 23:31:13 2005.5.0.2 @@ -1063,8 +1063,12 @@ Rule Uruguay 1993 only - Feb 28 0:00 0 # From Eduardo Cota (2004-09-20): # The uruguayan government has decreed a change in the local time.... # http://www.presidencia.gub.uy/decretos/2004091502.htm -Rule Uruguay 2004 only - Sep Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 S -Rule Uruguay 2005 only - Mar Sun>=8 0:00 0 - +Rule Uruguay 2004 only - Sep 19 0:00 1:00 S +# From Steffen Thorsen (2005-03-11): +# Uruguay's DST was scheduled to end on Sunday, 2005-03-13, but in order to +# save energy ... it was postponed two weeks.... +# http://www.presidencia.gub.uy/_Web/noticias/2005/03/2005031005.htm +Rule Uruguay 2005 only - Mar 27 2:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Montevideo -3:44:44 - LMT 1898 Jun 28 -3:44:44 - MMT 1920 May 1 # Montevideo MT =================================================================== RCS file: RCS/tz-link.htm,v retrieving revision 2005.6 retrieving revision 2005.6.0.2 diff -pu -r2005.6 -r2005.6.0.2 --- tz-link.htm 2005/03/01 13:44:11 2005.6 +++ tz-link.htm 2005/03/11 23:35:28 2005.6.0.2 @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ <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="2005-01-11" /> +<meta name="DC.Date" content="2005-03-11" /> <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" /> @@ -224,8 +224,10 @@ Java-specific format.</li> href="http://www1.tip.nl/~t876506/AboutTimeZonesHC.html">HyperCard time zones calculator</a> is a HyperCard stack.</li> <li><a -href="http://www.veladesigngroup.com/velaterra.html">VelaTerra</a> is -a Mac OS X program.</li> +href="http://www.veladg.com/velaterra.html">VelaTerra</a> is +a Mac OS X program. Its developers +<a href="http://www.veladg.com/tzoffer.html">offer free +licenses</a> to <code>tz</code> contributors.</li> <li><a href="http://www.cimmyt.org/timezone/">World Time Explorer</a> is a Microsoft Windows program.</li>