Below are proposed time zone packages; here's a summary: africa Add Morocco DST in 2010. asia Add Taipei DST in 1979; remove Taipei DST in 1980. southamerica San Luis on "permanent" DST as of 2010. If no problems are found, these will show up on the ftp site on 2010-04-19. --ado diff -r -c old/africa new/africa *** old/africa Mon Apr 5 09:58:55 2010 --- new/africa Wed Apr 14 08:15:37 2010 *************** *** 1,5 **** # <pre> ! # @(#)africa 8.24 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. --- 1,5 ---- # <pre> ! # @(#)africa 8.25 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. *************** *** 680,685 **** --- 680,700 ---- # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_morocco03.html # </a> + # From Steffen Thorsen (2010-04-13): + # Several news media in Morocco report that the Ministry of Modernization + # of Public Sectors has announced that Morocco will have DST from + # 2010-05-02 to 2010-08-08. + # + # Example: + # <a href="http://www.lavieeco.com/actualites/4099-le-maroc-passera-a-l-heure-d-ete-gmt1-le-2-mai.html"> + # http://www.lavieeco.com/actualites/4099-le-maroc-passera-a-l-heure-d-ete-gmt... + # </a> + # (French) + # Our page: + # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-starts-dst-2010.html"> + # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-starts-dst-2010.html + # </a> + # RULE NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Morocco 1939 only - Sep 12 0:00 1:00 S *************** *** 701,706 **** --- 716,723 ---- Rule Morocco 2008 only - Sep 1 0:00 0 - Rule Morocco 2009 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Morocco 2009 only - Aug 21 0:00 0 - + Rule Morocco 2010 only - May 2 0:00 1:00 S + Rule Morocco 2010 only - Aug 22 0:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Africa/Casablanca -0:30:20 - LMT 1913 Oct 26 0:00 Morocco WE%sT 1984 Mar 16 diff -r -c old/asia new/asia *** old/asia Mon Apr 5 09:58:55 2010 --- new/asia Wed Apr 14 08:15:38 2010 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! # @(#)asia 8.59 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. --- 1,4 ---- ! # @(#)asia 8.60 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. *************** *** 566,571 **** --- 566,593 ---- # was still controlled by Japan. This is hard to believe, but we don't # have any other information. + # From smallufo (2010-04-03): + # According to Taiwan's CWB, + # <a href="http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V6/astronomy/cdata/summert.htm"> + # http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V6/astronomy/cdata/summert.htm + # </a> + # Taipei has DST in 1979 between July 1st and Sep 30. + + # From Arthur David Olson (2010-04-07): + # Here's Google's translation of the table at the bottom of the "summert.htm" page: + # Decade Name Start and end date + # Republic of China 34 years to 40 years (AD 1945-1951 years) Summer Time May 1 to September 30 + # 41 years of the Republic of China (AD 1952) Daylight Saving Time March 1 to October 31 + # Republic of China 42 years to 43 years (AD 1953-1954 years) Daylight Saving Time April 1 to October 31 + # In the 44 years to 45 years (AD 1955-1956 years) Daylight Saving Time April 1 to September 30 + # Republic of China 46 years to 48 years (AD 1957-1959) Summer Time April 1 to September 30 + # Republic of China 49 years to 50 years (AD 1960-1961) Summer Time June 1 to September 30 + # Republic of China 51 years to 62 years (AD 1962-1973 years) Stop Summer Time + # Republic of China 63 years to 64 years (1974-1975 AD) Daylight Saving Time April 1 to September 30 + # Republic of China 65 years to 67 years (1976-1978 AD) Stop Daylight Saving Time + # Republic of China 68 years (AD 1979) Daylight Saving Time July 1 to September 30 + # Republic of China since 69 years (AD 1980) Stop Daylight Saving Time + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Taiwan 1945 1951 - May 1 0:00 1:00 D Rule Taiwan 1945 1951 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S *************** *** 576,583 **** Rule Taiwan 1960 1961 - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 D Rule Taiwan 1974 1975 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D Rule Taiwan 1974 1975 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S ! Rule Taiwan 1980 only - Jun 30 0:00 1:00 D ! Rule Taiwan 1980 only - Sep 30 0:00 0 S # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Taipei 8:06:00 - LMT 1896 # or Taibei or T'ai-pei 8:00 Taiwan C%sT --- 598,606 ---- Rule Taiwan 1960 1961 - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 D Rule Taiwan 1974 1975 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D Rule Taiwan 1974 1975 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S ! Rule Taiwan 1979 only - Jun 30 0:00 1:00 D ! Rule Taiwan 1979 only - Sep 30 0:00 0 S ! # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Taipei 8:06:00 - LMT 1896 # or Taibei or T'ai-pei 8:00 Taiwan C%sT diff -r -c old/southamerica new/southamerica *** old/southamerica Mon Apr 5 09:58:55 2010 --- new/southamerica Wed Apr 14 08:15:38 2010 *************** *** 1,5 **** # <pre> ! # @(#)southamerica 8.43 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. --- 1,5 ---- # <pre> ! # @(#)southamerica 8.44 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. *************** *** 437,442 **** --- 437,463 ---- # of the country calls it "ART". # ... + # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2010-04-09): + # According to news reports from El Diario de la Republica Province San + # Luis, Argentina (standard time UTC-04) will keep Daylight Saving Time + # after April 11, 2010--will continue to have same time as rest of + # Argentina (UTC-3) (no DST). + # + # Confirmaron la prórroga del huso horario de verano (Spanish) + # <a href="http://www.eldiariodelarepublica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29383&Itemid=9"> + # http://www.eldiariodelarepublica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&... + # </a> + # or (some English translation): + # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_argentina08.html"> + # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_argentina08.html + # </a> + + # From Mariano Absatz (2010-04-12): + # yes...I can confirm this...and given that San Luis keeps calling + # UTC-03:00 "summer time", we should't just let San Luis go back to "Arg" + # rules...San Luis is still using "Western ARgentina Time" and it got + # stuck on Summer daylight savings time even though the summer is over. + # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] # # Buenos Aires (BA), Capital Federal (CF), *************** *** 570,577 **** # # San Luis (SL) ! Rule SanLuis 2008 max - Mar Sun>=8 0:00 0 - ! Rule SanLuis 2007 max - Oct Sun>=8 0:00 1:00 S Zone America/Argentina/San_Luis -4:25:24 - LMT 1894 Oct 31 -4:16:48 - CMT 1920 May --- 591,598 ---- # # San Luis (SL) ! Rule SanLuis 2008 2009 - Mar Sun>=8 0:00 0 - ! Rule SanLuis 2007 2009 - Oct Sun>=8 0:00 1:00 S Zone America/Argentina/San_Luis -4:25:24 - LMT 1894 Oct 31 -4:16:48 - CMT 1920 May