proposed time zone package change (Fiji's 2001 DST end)

Michael Mckenna mgm at yahoo-inc.com
Thu Oct 28 15:04:33 UTC 2010


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On Oct 26, 2010, at 14:05, "Arthur David Olson" <olsona at elsie.nci.nih.gov> wrote:

> Below is a proposed change to the time zone package's "australasia" file,
> moving Fiji's 2011 end of DST from March 27 to March 6. If there are no
> problems, the ftp site will be updated on 2010-11-01.
> 
>                --ado
> 
> ------- australasia -------
> *** /tmp/geta22811    Tue Oct 26 17:01:05 2010
> --- /tmp/getb22811    Tue Oct 26 17:01:05 2010
> ***************
> *** 1,5 ****
>  # <pre>
> ! # @(#)australasia    8.19
>  # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
>  # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
> 
> --- 1,5 ----
>  # <pre>
> ! # @(#)australasia    8.20
>  # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
>  # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
> 
> ***************
> *** 284,289 ****
> --- 284,302 ----
>  # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/fiji-dst-ends-march-2010.html
>  # </a>
> 
> + # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2010-10-24):
> + # According to Radio Fiji and Fiji Times online, Fiji will end DST 3 
> + # weeks earlier than expected - on March 6, 2011, not March 27, 2011...
> + # Here is confirmation from Government of the Republic of the Fiji Islands, 
> + # Ministry of Information (fiji.gov.fj) web site:
> + # <a href="http://www.fiji.gov.fj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2608:daylight-savings&catid=71:press-releases&Itemid=155">
> + # http://www.fiji.gov.fj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2608:daylight-savings&catid=71:press-releases&Itemid=155
> + # </a>
> + # or
> + # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_fiji04.html">
> + # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_fiji04.html
> + # </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    -
> ***************
> *** 290,296 ****
>  Rule    Fiji    2009    only    -    Nov    29    2:00    1:00    S
>  Rule    Fiji    2010    only    -    Mar    lastSun    3:00    0    -
>  Rule    Fiji    2010    only    -    Oct    24    2:00    1:00    S
> ! Rule    Fiji    2011    only    -    Mar    lastSun 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
> --- 303,309 ----
>  Rule    Fiji    2009    only    -    Nov    29    2:00    1:00    S
>  Rule    Fiji    2010    only    -    Mar    lastSun    3:00    0    -
>  Rule    Fiji    2010    only    -    Oct    24    2:00    1:00    S
> ! Rule    Fiji    2011    only    -    Mar    Sun>=1    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
> 




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