[tz] Lebanon DST change internally disputed

[rany_hany at riseup.net]

My bad, didn't notice it was off by a few hours. Ridiculous how reckless
all this is.

Anyway let's hope they don't double down...

On 2023-03-27 12:59, Jad Baz wrote:
> I think that's a bit older
> This article says otherwise
> That the cabinet is actually meeting right now
> 
> https://www.aljadeed.tv/arabic/news/local/270320237
> 
> On Mon, Mar 27, 2023, 12:55 Rany Hany via tz <tz at iana.org> wrote:
> 
>> Issue of timezones postponed until next Thursday:
>>
> https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/lebanon/694101/%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%A9-%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%8A-%D9%82%D8%AF-%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%B9%D9%88-%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A8%D9%84/ar
>>
>> On 2023-03-27 11:22, Jad Baz via tz wrote:
>>> Lebanon's PM likely to reverse decision and stick to regular
>> summer
>>> time
>>>
>>> Kindly hold off on 2023b until this is resolved
>>>
>>> https://twitter.com/ALJADEEDNEWS/status/1640262642206998528
>>>
>>> On Mon, Mar 27, 2023, 01:57 Arthur David Olson
>>> <arthurdavidolson at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> A mess indeed.
>>>>
>>>> If there is a decision reversal tomorrow that's effective
>> tomorrow,
>>>> there'll be a database decision on whether to record the
>>>> less-than-week-long clock change.-S
>>>>
>>>> --ado
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Mar 26, 2023 at 6:15 PM Paul Eggert via tz
>> <tz at iana.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 2023-03-26 14:56, Jad Baz via tz wrote:
>>>>>> Prime Minister Mikati calls for a cabinet session tomorrow
>>>>> (Monday) noon
>>>>>> and the issue of timing is the single item on the agenda
>>>>>
>>>>> Noon standard time, or noon daylight saving time? :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyway, thank you for the heads-up. In the light of today's and
>>>>> (likely)
>>>>> tomorrow's developments I suggest that downstream distributors
>>>>> stick
>>>>> with tzdb 2023a for now. The only change in 2023b is this recent
>>>>> controversial Lebanon adjustment, and if (as seems quite
>> possible)
>>>>> the
>>>>> Lebanese government changes its rules again, we'll need a tzdb
>>>>> 2023c
>>>>> shortly, which will quite possibly be identical to 2023a except
>>>>> for
>>>>> commentary.
>>>>>
>>>>> In short: stick with 2023a for now, and tomorrow let's see.
>>>>>
>>>>> What a mess, huh?