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diff --git a/share/zoneinfo/africa b/share/zoneinfo/africa index 0a6185d..80932d4 100644 --- a/share/zoneinfo/africa +++ b/share/zoneinfo/africa @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# @(#)africa 8.18 +# @(#)africa 8.19 # <pre> # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, @@ -236,7 +236,46 @@ Rule Egypt 2007 only - Sep Thu>=1 23:00s 0 - # unless discontinued, next DST may end Thursday 28 August 2008. # From Paul Eggert (2007-08-17): # For lack of better info, assume the new rule is last Thursday in August. -Rule Egypt 2008 max - Aug lastThu 23:00s 0 - + +# From Petr Machata (2009-04-06): +# The following appeared in Red Hat bugzilla[1] (edited): +# +# > $ zdump -v /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo | grep 2009 +# > /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo Thu Apr 23 21:59:59 2009 UTC =3D Thu = +# Apr 23 +# > 23:59:59 2009 EET isdst=3D0 gmtoff=3D7200 +# > /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo Thu Apr 23 22:00:00 2009 UTC =3D Fri = +# Apr 24 +# > 01:00:00 2009 EEST isdst=3D1 gmtoff=3D10800 +# > /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo Thu Aug 27 20:59:59 2009 UTC =3D Thu = +# Aug 27 +# > 23:59:59 2009 EEST isdst=3D1 gmtoff=3D10800 +# > /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo Thu Aug 27 21:00:00 2009 UTC =3D Thu = +# Aug 27 +# > 23:00:00 2009 EET isdst=3D0 gmtoff=3D7200 +# +# > end date should be Thu Sep 24 2009 (Last Thursday in September at 23:59= +# :59) +# > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958729/ +# +# timeanddate[2] and another site I've found[3] also support that. +# +# [1] <a href="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3D492263"> +# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3D492263 +# </a> +# [2] <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/clockchange.html?n=3D53"> +# http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/clockchange.html?n=3D53 +# </a> +# [3] <a href="http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/africa/egypt/"> +# http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/africa/egypt/ +# </a> + +# From Arthur David Olson (2009-04-20): +# In 2009 (and for the next several years), Ramadan ends before the fourth +# Thursday in September; Egypt is expected to revert to the last Thursday +# in September. +Rule Egypt 2008 only - Aug lastThu 23:00s 0 - +Rule Egypt 2009 max - Sep lastThu 23:00s 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Africa/Cairo 2:05:00 - LMT 1900 Oct |