Scientific Linux: tzdata Enhancement Update for SL3.x, SL4.x, SL5.x

Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 15:36:21 -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:	Low: tzdata enhancement update
Issue date:	2008-05-28

The tzdata package contains data files with rules for various time zones
around the world.

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

* Cuba is starting DST on March 16 as of 2008 (it started DST on March 8 in
2007).

* Syria is starting DST on April 4 as of 2008 (it started DST on March 29
in 2007).

* Iraq is not observing DST in 2008.

* Pakistan will observe DST in 2008, beginning May 31. (This is the first
time Pakistan has observed DST since 2002.)

* Morocco will observe DST in 2008, beginning May 31. (This is the first
time Morocco has observed DST since 1978.)

SL 3.0.x

 SRPMS:
tzdata-2008b-3.el3.src.rpm
 i386:
tzdata-2008b-3.el3.noarch.rpm
 x86_64:
tzdata-2008b-3.el3.noarch.rpm

SL 4.x

 SRPMS:
tzdata-2008b-3.el4.src.rpm
 i386:
tzdata-2008b-3.el4.noarch.rpm
 x86_64:
tzdata-2008b-3.el4.noarch.rpm

SL 5.x

 SRPMS:
tzdata-2008b-3.el5.src.rpm
 i386:
tzdata-2008b-3.el5.noarch.rpm
 x86_64:
tzdata-2008b-3.el5.noarch.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson