Scientific Linux tzdata Enhancement Update: DST Adjustments

Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 14:17:24 -0500
Reply-To: Troy Dawson 
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From: Troy Dawson 
Subject: Security ERRATA for tzdata on SL3.x, SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64
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Synopsis:	tzdata enhancement update
Issue date:	2008-08-29

This updated package addresses the following changes to Daylight Savings
Time (DST) observations:

* as of June 24, 2008, for Brazil, all of Acre and parts of Amazonas that
used UTC+5, now use UTC+4. Previously, only parts of Para used UTC+3. Now,
all of Para use UTC+3.

* Mauritius is introducing DST on October 26, 2008, instead of November 1, 2008.

* Morocco is ending DST on August 31, 2008, instead of September 27, 2008.

* Pakistan is ending DST on October 31, 2008, instead of August 31, 2008.

SL 3.0.x

 SRPMS:
tzdata-2008e-1.el3.src.rpm
 i386:
tzdata-2008e-1.el3.noarch.rpm
 x86_64:
tzdata-2008e-1.el3.noarch.rpm

SL 4.x

 SRPMS:
tzdata-2008e-1.el4.src.rpm
 i386:
tzdata-2008e-1.el4.noarch.rpm
 x86_64:
tzdata-2008e-1.el4.noarch.rpm

SL 5.x

 SRPMS:
tzdata-2008e-1.el5.src.rpm
 i386:
tzdata-2008e-1.el5.noarch.rpm
 x86_64:
tzdata-2008e-1.el5.noarch.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson