[tz] Fiji DST Oct 26

[Tim Parenti]

There's a third solution (attached): Assume the later start date moving 
forward.

This gives us the best of both worlds — We assume DST (which is likely), 
but we have more lead-time available to us in case future announcements 
differ.

--
Tim Parenti

On 20 Oct 2014 19:33, Andy Heninger wrote:
> I would also prefer that the tz database continue with making a best 
> guess at future transitions.
>
> Even when the guess is off somewhat, as it is this year, the net 
> result is better for the all-too-many systems that don't get fast 
> updates. Having time wrong for a week is less bad than having the time 
> wrong for a month or more.
>
>   -- Andy
>

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From c09cd3ffd2c41f785fa9fcfbfd574c6b33ec58fa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tim Parenti <tim at timtimeonline.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 19:11:13 -0400
Subject: * australasia (Pacific/Fiji): Add DST dates for 2014/2015.

Guess DST dates for 2015/2016 and beyond will continue to follow the
same pattern starting the first Sunday of November, to allow greater
lead-time if future announcements differ.
* NEWS: Document this.

(Thanks to Ken Rylander for the heads-up.)
---
 NEWS        |  5 ++++-
 australasia | 12 ++++++++++--
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 91382e8..7055a04 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ Unreleased, experimental changes
 
   Changes affecting future time stamps
 
-    Guess that Pacific/Fiji will not observe DST in 2014/2015.
+    Pacific/Fiji will observe DST from 2014-11-02 02:00 through
+    2015-01-18 03:00.  Since DST dates are announced year-to-year, guess
+    for now that DST will continue begin on the first Sunday of November
+    in order to allow greater lead-time if future announcements differ.
     (Thanks to Ken Rylander for the heads-up.)
 
     A new Zone Pacific/Bougainville, for the part of Papua New Guinea
diff --git a/australasia b/australasia
index 784fdca..276aa5c 100644
--- a/australasia
+++ b/australasia
@@ -336,8 +336,14 @@ Zone	Indian/Cocos	6:27:40	-	LMT	1900
 # Monday in October, and springs back the penultimate Sunday in January.
 # This is ad hoc, but matches recent practice.
 
-# From Paul Eggert, after a heads-up from Ken Rylander (2014-10-14):
-# Fiji has made no decision about DST this year.  Guess they won't do it.
+# From Tim Parenti, after a heads-up from Ken Rylander (2014-10-20):
+# Fiji have just announced that they will observe DST from 2014-11-02 02:00
+# through 2015-01-18 03:00.
+# http://www.fiji.gov.fj/Media-Center/Press-Releases/DAYLIGHT-SAVING-STARTS-ON-SUNDAY,-NOVEMBER-2ND.aspx
+#
+# Since DST dates continue to be announced year-by-year, guess that spring
+# forward will be first Sunday in November in the future, in order to allow
+# greater lead-time if future announcements differ.
 
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
 Rule	Fiji	1998	1999	-	Nov	Sun>=1	2:00	1:00	S
@@ -348,6 +354,8 @@ Rule	Fiji	2010	2013	-	Oct	Sun>=21	2:00	1:00	S
 Rule	Fiji	2011	only	-	Mar	Sun>=1	3:00	0	-
 Rule	Fiji	2012	2013	-	Jan	Sun>=18	3:00	0	-
 Rule	Fiji	2014	only	-	Jan	Sun>=18	2:00	0	-
+Rule	Fiji	2014	max	-	Nov	Sun>=1	2:00	1:00	S
+Rule	Fiji	2015	max	-	Jan	Sun>=18	3:00	0	-
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone	Pacific/Fiji	11:55:44 -	LMT	1915 Oct 26 # Suva
 			12:00	Fiji	FJ%sT	# Fiji Time
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