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3.93. tzdata

Updated tzdata packages that add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, and 6.
The tzdata packages contain data files with rules for various time zones.

Enhancement

BZ#1065930, BZ#1065928, BZ#1065926
The Turkish government decided to delay the start of daylight saving time (DST) in Turkey this year. DST will begin at 3 a.m. on Monday, March 31 instead of 3 a.m. on Sunday, March 30. The respective tzdata rules have been updated to reflect this change.
All users of tzdata are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which add this enhancement.
Updated tzdata packages that add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, 5, and 6.
The tzdata packages contain data files with rules for various time zones.

Enhancement

BZ#1043502, BZ#1043508, BZ#1043511, BZ#1043512
The Jordanian government has reversed its decision to observe daylight saving time (DST) all year and in the year 2014, Jordan is going to resume to the transition schedule from the years 2006 - 2011. This year, Jordan will switch back to Arabia Standard Time (AST) at 00:00 on December the 20th.
All users of tzdata are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which add this enhancement.
Updated tzdata packages that add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, 5, and 6.
The tzdata packages contain data files with rules for various time zones.

Enhancement

BZ#1013527, BZ#1013875, BZ#1013876, BZ#1014720
Morocco extended DST by one month requiring an update to these packages. This update includes resynchronization with the latest upstream release in order to pick up the Moroccan DST change.
All users of tzdata are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which add this enhancement.
Updated tzdata packages that add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, 5, and 6.
The tzdata packages contain data files with rules for various time zones.

Enhancement

BZ#1054919, BZ#1054921, BZ#1054922, BZ#1054923
This update retroactively changes the Daylight Saving Time (DST) rules for Fiji, which entered DST at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, 19th of January, 2014 instead of the previously-scheduled 3:00 a.m.
All users of tzdata are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which add this enhancement.
Updated tzdata packages that add several enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, and 6.
The tzdata packages contain data files with rules for various time zones.

Enhancement

BZ#1099943, BZ#1099944, BZ#1099946, BZ#1102371, BZ#1102372, BZ#1102373
The Egyptian government decided that Egypt will observe daylight saving time (DST) in 2014, starting on May 15 at 24:00. The DST period will be interrupted during Ramadan. The respective tzdata rules have been updated to reflect this change.
* The zic time zone compiler can now generate correct time zone transitions for minimal time values, and thus generates files with valid time stamps.
All users of tzdata are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which add these enhancements.
Updated tzdata packages that add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, and 6.
The tzdata packages contain data files with rules for various time zones.

Enhancement

BZ#1097154, BZ#1097156, BZ#1097158
The Egyptian government decided that Egypt will observe daylight saving time (DST) in 2014, starting on May 15 at 24:00. The DST period will be interrupted during Ramadan. The respective tzdata rules have been updated to reflect this change.
All users of tzdata are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which add this enhancement.
Updated tzdata packages that add an enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, 6 and 7.
The tzdata packages contain data files with rules for various time zones.
The following two changes are included in this update: * Based on the official government announcement, Egypt's 2014 Ramadan-based transitions were updated to June 26 and July 31 at 24:00. * Morocco's Ramadan transitions were also updated to June 28 at 03:00 and August 2 at 02:00.
(BZ#1104977, BZ#1104979, BZ#1104982, BZ#1104980)
All users of tzdata are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which add these enhancements.
Updated tzdata packages that add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, and 6.
The tzdata packages contain data files with rules for various time zones.

Enhancement

BZ#1080526, BZ#1080527, BZ#1080528
Crimea is switching to the Moscow time zone on March 30, 2014 at 2 a.m. local time. The respective tzdata rules have been updated to reflect this change.
All users of tzdata are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which add this enhancement.