From d2e76e66e688e1caeadf5c277aa287740dbb1096 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sascha Wildner Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:48:54 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Sync zoneinfo database with tzdata2009l from elsie. africa: 8.22 -> 8.23 australasia: 8.11 -> 8.12 * africa: Egypt starts winter time on August 21. * australasia: Add comment about the possibility of Samoa observing DST in 2009/2010. --- share/zoneinfo/africa | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++-- share/zoneinfo/australasia | 18 +++++++++++++++++- 2 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/share/zoneinfo/africa b/share/zoneinfo/africa index 0aa2518b1f..dd6e6385e7 100644 --- a/share/zoneinfo/africa +++ b/share/zoneinfo/africa @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ #
-# @(#)africa	8.22
+# @(#)africa	8.23
 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
 # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
 
@@ -276,8 +276,27 @@ Rule	Egypt	2007	only	-	Sep	Thu>=1	23:00s	0	-
 # In 2009 (and for the next several years), Ramadan ends before the fourth
 # Thursday in September; Egypt is expected to revert to the last Thursday
 # in September.
+
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-08-11):
+# We have been able to confirm the August change with the Egyptian Cabinet
+# Information and Decision Support Center:
+# 
+# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/egypt-dst-ends-2009.html
+# 
+#
+# The Middle East News Agency
+# 
+# http://www.mena.org.eg/index.aspx
+# 
+# also reports "Egypt starts winter time on August 21"
+# today in article numbered "71, 11/08/2009 12:25 GMT."
+# Only the title above is available without a subscription to their service,
+# and can be found by searching for "winter" in their search engine
+# (at least today).
+
 Rule	Egypt	2008	only	-	Aug	lastThu	23:00s	0	-
-Rule	Egypt	2009	max	-	Sep	lastThu	23:00s	0	-
+Rule	Egypt	2009	only	-	Aug	20	23:00s	0	-
+Rule	Egypt	2010	max	-	Sep	lastThu	23:00s	0	-
 
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone	Africa/Cairo	2:05:00 -	LMT	1900 Oct
diff --git a/share/zoneinfo/australasia b/share/zoneinfo/australasia
index a3c2a898e6..b82d747deb 100644
--- a/share/zoneinfo/australasia
+++ b/share/zoneinfo/australasia
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # 
-# @(#)australasia	8.11
+# @(#)australasia	8.12
 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
 # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
 
@@ -427,6 +427,22 @@ Zone Pacific/Pago_Pago	 12:37:12 -	LMT	1879 Jul  5
 			-11:00	-	SST			# S=Samoa
 
 # Samoa
+
+# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2008-12-06):
+# The Samoa government (Western Samoa) may implement DST on the first Sunday of
+# October 2009 (October 4, 2009) until the last Sunday of March 2010 (March 28,
+# 2010).
+#
+# "Selected Committee reports to Cabinet on Daylight Saving Time",
+# Government of Samoa:
+# 
+# http://www.govt.ws/pr_article.cfm?pr_id=560
+# 
+# or
+# 
+# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_samoa01.html
+# 
+
 Zone Pacific/Apia	 12:33:04 -	LMT	1879 Jul  5
 			-11:26:56 -	LMT	1911
 			-11:30	-	SAMT	1950		# Samoa Time
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