Synopsis: Low: tzdata enhancement update Issue date: 2010-03-31 This updated package addresses the following change to Daylight Saving Time (DST) observations: * although DST was previously announced as beginning in Pakistan on 2010-01-04, it has now been confirmed Pakistan will not observe any DST in 2010. (BZ#577710, BZ#577835, BZ#577837) * after observing DST as a trial in 2009, Bangladesh announced it will not observe DST in 2010. (Previous announcements had Bangladesh switching 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. On 2010-02-27, 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 reduced from eleven to nine. Two regions -- the Samara Oblast and the Udmurt Republic -- were switched from UTC+4 to UTC+3. Two others regions -- the Kamchatka Krai and the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug -- were switched to UTC+11. (BZ#576268, BZ#576613, BZ#576614) * On 2010-03-17, it was announced Syria would move to DST on 2010-04-02 at 00:00. This is one week later than the previously gazetted date of 2010-03-26. (No BZ#) * DST transition dates and times for several Australian Antarctic Stations were changed. Casey station switched back to UTC+8 on 2010-03-10; Davis Station switched back to UTC+7 on 2010-03-10. Macquarie Island station will remain at UTC+11 and will not switch back to UTC+10 when Tasmania ends its DST observance on 2010-04-04, as was previously gazetted. (No BZ#) * as announced on 25th March 2010, DST in the Gaza Strip will start on 2010-03-27 at 00:01. This is 24-hours after DST begins in the West Bank and Israel. (No BZ#) * Samoa's DST transition date was corrected. (No BZ#) Additionally, on Scientific Linux 5, this update brings timezone data for Java Runtime Environment, in the included subpackage tzdata-java. (BZ#576611) SL 3.0.x SRPMS: tzdata-2010f-3.el3.src.rpm i386: tzdata-2010f-3.el3.noarch.rpm x86_64: tzdata-2010f-3.el3.noarch.rpm SL 4.x SRPMS: tzdata-2010f-3.el4.src.rpm i386: tzdata-2010f-3.el4.noarch.rpm x86_64: tzdata-2010f-3.el4.noarch.rpm SL 5.x SRPMS: tzdata-2010f-10.el5.src.rpm i386: tzdata-2010f-10.el5.i386.rpm tzdata-java-2010f-10.el5.i386.rpm x86_64: tzdata-2010f-10.el5.x86_64.rpm tzdata-java-2010f-10.el5.x86_64.rpm -Connie Sieh -Troy Dawson