SciLinux: Low: tzdata SL3.x, SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64 Errata 11-10-20
Summary
Low: tzdata enhancement updateIssue date: 2010-03-31This updated package addresses the following change to Daylight SavingTime (DST) observations:* although DST was previously announced as beginning in Pakistan on2010-01-04, it has now been confirmed Pakistan will not observe any DSTin 2010. (BZ#577710, BZ#577835, BZ#577837)* after observing DST as a trial in 2009, Bangladesh announced it willnot observe DST in 2010. (Previous announcements had Bangladeshswitching to DST on 2010-04-01. This will now not happen.) (BZ#576268,BZ#576613, BZ#576614)* Tunisia did not observer DST in 2009, remaining on UTC+1. On2010-02-27, it was announced Tunisia would also not observe DST in 2010.(BZ#577793, BZ#577841, BZ#577842)* On 2010-03-28, the number of time zones used in Russia was reducedUTC+11. (BZ#576268, BZ#576613, BZ#576614)* On 2010-03-17, it was announced Syria would move to DST on 2010-04-02at 00:00. This is one week later than the previously gazetted date of2010-03-26. (No BZ#)* DST transition dates and times for several Australian AntarcticStations were changed. Casey station switched back to UTC+8 on2010-03-10; Davis Station switched back to UTC+7 on 2010-03-10.Macquarie Island station will remain at UTC+11 and will not switch backto UTC+10 when Tasmania ends its DST observance on 2010-04-04, as waspreviously gazetted. (No BZ#)* as announced on 25th March 2010, DST in the Gaza Strip will start on2010-03-27 at 00:01. This is 24-hours after DST begins in the West Bankand Israel. (No BZ#)* Samoa's DST transition date was corrected. (No BZ#)Additionally, on Scientific Linux 5, this update brings timezonedata for Java Runtime Environment, in the included subpackagetzdata-java. (BZ#576611)SL 3.0.xSRPMS:tzdata-2010f-3.el3.src.rpmi386:tzdata-2010f-3.el3.noarch.rpmx86_64:tzdata-2010f-3.el3.noarch.rpmSL 4.xSRPMS:tzdata-2010f-3.el4.src.rpmi386:tzdata-2010f-3.el4.noarch.rpmx86_64:tzdata-2010f-3.el4.noarch.rpmSL 5.xSRPMS:tzdata-2010f-10.el5.src.rpmi386:tzdata-2010f-10.el5.i386.rpmtzdata-java-2010f-10.el5.i386.rpmx86_64:tzdata-2010f-10.el5.x86_64.rpmtzdata-java-2010f-10.el5.x86_64.rpm-Connie Sieh-Troy Dawson