revised proposed changes to "asia" file

Mon Apr 6 09:46:14 UTC 2009

Hi there.

      many thanks for you time and effort.

      The proposed change for Jordan reads to me as "Jordan DST starts on
the last Friday of March since 2000".
Rule Jordan 2000 max - Mar lastFri 0:00s 1:00 S

      However I believe the sources quoted in the "Jordan DST out by a day
since 2002 ?" thread state that it should be since 2002 with no mention of
any pre-2002 values, implying to me that the original 2000 and 2001 "last
Thursday of March" values were correct.
      Apologies if this is not the case.

Cheers,

      Phil.

> From: Arthur David Olson <olsona <at> elsie.nci.nih.gov>
> Subject: revised proposed changes to "asia" file
> Newsgroups: gmane.comp.time.tz
> Date: 2009-04-02 15:10:43 GMT (3 days, 18 hours and 10 minutes ago)
>
> Here's a revised proposed change to the "asia" file; changes in Jordan
and
> Palestine are specified as on Fridays rather than on Thursdays. This
change
> is relative to the version currently in the ftp directory.
>
>     --ado
>
> ------- asia -------
> *** /tmp/geta12860 Thu Apr  2 11:05:49 2009
> --- /tmp/getb12860 Thu Apr  2 11:05:49 2009
> ***************
> *** 1,4 ****
> ! # @(#)asia 8.26
>   # <pre>
>
>   # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
> --- 1,4 ----
> ! # @(#)asia 8.28
>   # <pre>
>
>   # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
> ***************
> *** 1049,1054 ****
> --- 1049,1085 ----
>   # http://www.petranews.gov.jo/nepras/2006/Sep/05/4000.htm
>   # "Jordan will switch to winter time on Friday, October 27".
>   #
> +
> + # From Phil Pizzey (2009-04-02):
> + # ...I think I may have spotted an error in the timezone data for
> + # Jordan.
> + # The current (2009d) asia file shows Jordan going to daylight
> + # saving
> + # time on the last Thursday in March.
> + #
> + # Rule  Jordan      2000  max -  Mar   lastThu     0:00s 1:00  S
> + #
> + # However timeanddate.com, which I usually find reliable, shows Jordan
> + # going to daylight saving time on the last Friday in March since 2002.
> + # Please see
> + # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/timezone.html?n=11">
> + # http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/timezone.html?n=11
> + # </a>
> +
> + # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-04-02):
> + # This single one might be good enough, (2009-03-24, Arabic):
> + # <a
href="http://petra.gov.jo/Artical.aspx?Lng=2&Section=8&Artical=95279">
> + # http://petra.gov.jo/Artical.aspx?Lng=2&Section=8&Artical=95279
> + # </a>
> + #
> + # Google's translation:
> + #
> + # > The Council of Ministers decided in 2002 to adopt the
> principle of timely
> + # > submission of the summer at 60 minutes as of midnight on the
> last Thursday
> + # > of the month of March of each year.
> + #
> + # So - this means the midnight between Thursday and Friday since 2002.
> +
>   # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
>   Rule Jordan 1973 only - Jun 6 0:00 1:00 S
>   Rule Jordan 1973 1975 - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
> ***************
> *** 1071,1078 ****
>   Rule Jordan 1994 only - Sep Fri>=15 0:00 0 -
>   Rule Jordan 1995 1998 - Sep Fri>=15 0:00s 0 -
>   Rule Jordan 1999 only - Jul  1 0:00s 1:00 S
> ! Rule Jordan 1999 2002 - Sep lastThu 0:00s 0 -
> ! Rule Jordan 2000 max - Mar lastThu 0:00s 1:00 S
>   Rule Jordan 2003 only - Oct 24 0:00s 0 -
>   Rule Jordan 2004 only - Oct 15 0:00s 0 -
>   Rule Jordan 2005 only - Sep lastFri 0:00s 0 -
> --- 1102,1109 ----
>   Rule Jordan 1994 only - Sep Fri>=15 0:00 0 -
>   Rule Jordan 1995 1998 - Sep Fri>=15 0:00s 0 -
>   Rule Jordan 1999 only - Jul  1 0:00s 1:00 S
> ! Rule Jordan 1999 2002 - Sep lastFri 0:00s 0 -
> ! Rule Jordan 2000 max - Mar lastFri 0:00s 1:00 S
>   Rule Jordan 2003 only - Oct 24 0:00s 0 -
>   Rule Jordan 2004 only - Oct 15 0:00s 0 -
>   Rule Jordan 2005 only - Sep lastFri 0:00s 0 -
> ***************
> *** 1695,1700 ****
> --- 1726,1747 ----
>   # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip01.html
>   # </a>
>
> + # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-03-26):
> + # According to the Palestine News Network (arabic.pnn.ps), Palestinian
> + # government decided to start Daylight Time on Thursday night March
> + # 26 and continue until the night of 27 September 2009.
> + #
> + # (in Arabic)
> + # <a href="http://arabic.pnn.ps/index.php?
> option=com_content&task=view&id=50850">
> + # http://arabic.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=50850
> + # </a>
> + #
> + # or
> + # (English translation)
> + # <a
href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_westbank01.html">
> + # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_westbank01.html
> + # </a>
> +
>   # The rules for Egypt are stolen from the `africa' file.
>   # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
>   Rule EgyptAsia 1957 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 S
> ***************
> *** 1708,1717 ****
>   Rule Palestine 1999 2003 - Oct Fri>=15 0:00 0 -
>   Rule Palestine 2004 only - Oct  1 1:00 0 -
>   Rule Palestine 2005 only - Oct  4 2:00 0 -
> ! Rule Palestine 2006 max - Apr  1 0:00 1:00 S
>   Rule Palestine 2006 only - Sep 22 0:00 0 -
>   Rule Palestine 2007 only - Sep Thu>=8 2:00 0 -
> ! Rule Palestine 2008 max - Aug lastThu 2:00 0 -
>
>   # Zone NAME  GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
>   Zone Asia/Gaza 2:17:52 - LMT 1900 Oct
> --- 1755,1766 ----
>   Rule Palestine 1999 2003 - Oct Fri>=15 0:00 0 -
>   Rule Palestine 2004 only - Oct  1 1:00 0 -
>   Rule Palestine 2005 only - Oct  4 2:00 0 -
> ! Rule Palestine 2006 2008 - Apr  1 0:00 1:00 S
>   Rule Palestine 2006 only - Sep 22 0:00 0 -
>   Rule Palestine 2007 only - Sep Thu>=8 2:00 0 -
> ! Rule Palestine 2008 only - Aug lastFri 2:00 0 -
> ! Rule Palestine 2009 max - Mar lastFri 0:00 1:00 S
> ! Rule Palestine 2009 max - Sep lastSun 2:00 0 -
>
>   # Zone NAME  GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
>   Zone Asia/Gaza 2:17:52 - LMT 1900 Oct