Update to tzdata2008f from elsie.nci.nih.gov

4 files changed, 143 insertions, 15 deletions

diff --git a/share/zoneinfo/datfiles/africa b/share/zoneinfo/datfiles/africa
index 061846072a0..554d9c74b8a 100644
--- a/share/zoneinfo/datfiles/africa
+++ b/share/zoneinfo/datfiles/africa
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# $OpenBSD: africa,v 1.23 2008/07/28 18:19:57 millert Exp $
-# @(#)africa	8.15
+# $OpenBSD: africa,v 1.24 2008/09/15 13:34:58 millert Exp $
+# @(#)africa	8.16
 # <pre>
 
 # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
@@ -437,11 +437,28 @@ Zone Africa/Nouakchott	-1:03:48 -	LMT	1912
 # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_mauritius02.html
 # </a>
 
+# From Riad M. Hossen Ally (2008-08-03):
+# The Government of Mauritius weblink
+# <a href="http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/pmosite/menuitem.4ca0efdee47462e7440a600248a521ca/?content_id=3D4728ca68b2a5b110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD">
+# http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/pmosite/menuitem.4ca0efdee47462e7440a600248a521ca/?content_id=3D4728ca68b2a5b110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD
+# </a>
+# Cabinet Decision of July 18th, 2008 states as follows:
+#
+# 4. ...Cabinet has agreed to the introduction into the National Assembly
+# of the Time Bill which provides for the introduction of summer time in
+# Mauritius. The summer time period which will be of one hour ahead of
+# the standard time, will be aligned with that in Europe and the United
+# States of America. It will start at two o'clock in the morning on the
+# last Sunday of October and will end at two o'clock in the morning on
+# the last Sunday of March the following year. The summer time for the
+# year 2008 - 2009 will, therefore, be effective as from 26 October 2008
+# and end on 29 March 2009.
+
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
 Rule Mauritius	1982	only	-	Oct	10	0:00	1:00	S
 Rule Mauritius	1983	only	-	Mar	21	0:00	0	-
-Rule Mauritius	2008	only	-	Oct	26	2:00s	1:00	S
-Rule Mauritius	2009	only	-	Mar	27	2:00s	0	-
+Rule Mauritius	2008	max	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00	1:00	S
+Rule Mauritius	2009	max	-	Mar	lastSun	2:00	0	-
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone Indian/Mauritius	3:50:00 -	LMT	1907		# Port Louis
 			4:00 Mauritius	MU%sT	# Mauritius Time
@@ -526,7 +543,22 @@ Zone	Indian/Mayotte	3:00:56 -	LMT	1911 Jul	# Mamoutzou
 # From Arthur David Olson (2008-05-09):
 # XXX--guess that it is only Morocco for now; guess only 2008 for now.
 
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-08-27):
+# Morocco will change the clocks back on the midnight between August 31 
+# and September 1. They originally planned to observe DST to near the end 
+# of September:
+#
+# One article about it (in French):
+# <a href="http://www.menara.ma/fr/Actualites/Maroc/Societe/ci.retour_a_l_heure_gmt_a_partir_du_dimanche_31_aout_a_minuit_officiel_.default">
+# http://www.menara.ma/fr/Actualites/Maroc/Societe/ci.retour_a_l_heure_gmt_a_partir_du_dimanche_31_aout_a_minuit_officiel_.default
+# </a>
+#
+# We have some further details posted here:
+# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-ends-dst-early-2008.html">
+# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-ends-dst-early-2008.html
+# </a>
 # RULE	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
+
 Rule	Morocco	1939	only	-	Sep	12	 0:00	1:00	S
 Rule	Morocco	1939	only	-	Nov	19	 0:00	0	-
 Rule	Morocco	1940	only	-	Feb	25	 0:00	1:00	S
@@ -543,7 +575,7 @@ Rule	Morocco	1977	only	-	Sep	28	 0:00	0	-
 Rule	Morocco	1978	only	-	Jun	 1	 0:00	1:00	S
 Rule	Morocco	1978	only	-	Aug	 4	 0:00	0	-
 Rule	Morocco	2008	only	-	Jun	 1	 0:00	1:00	S
-Rule	Morocco	2008	only	-	Sep	28	 0:00	0	-
+Rule	Morocco	2008	only	-	Sep	 1	 0:00	0	-
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone Africa/Casablanca	-0:30:20 -	LMT	1913 Oct 26
 			 0:00	Morocco	WE%sT	1984 Mar 16
diff --git a/share/zoneinfo/datfiles/asia b/share/zoneinfo/datfiles/asia
index 3efd0151f88..48c937bdb04 100644
--- a/share/zoneinfo/datfiles/asia
+++ b/share/zoneinfo/datfiles/asia
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# $OpenBSD: asia,v 1.35 2008/07/28 18:19:57 millert Exp $
-# @(#)asia	8.22
+# $OpenBSD: asia,v 1.36 2008/09/15 13:34:58 millert Exp $
+# @(#)asia	8.23
 # <pre>
 
 # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
@@ -1542,11 +1542,24 @@ Zone	Asia/Muscat	3:54:20 -	LMT	1920
 # From Arthur David Olson (2008-05-19):
 # XXX--midnight transitions is a guess; 2008 only is a guess.
 
+# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2008-08-28):
+# Pakistan government has decided to keep the watches one-hour advanced
+# for another 2 months--plan to return to Standard Time on October 31
+# instead of August 31.
+#
+# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan02.html">
+# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan02.html
+# </a>
+# OR
+# <a href="http://dailymailnews.com/200808/28/news/dmbrn03.html">
+# http://dailymailnews.com/200808/28/news/dmbrn03.html
+# </a>
+
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
 Rule Pakistan	2002	only	-	Apr	Sun>=2	0:01	1:00	S
 Rule Pakistan	2002	only	-	Oct	Sun>=2	0:01	0	-
 Rule Pakistan	2008	only	-	Jun	1	0:00	1:00	S
-Rule Pakistan	2008	only	-	Sep	1	0:00	0	-
+Rule Pakistan	2008	only	-	Nov	1	0:00	0	-
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone	Asia/Karachi	4:28:12 -	LMT	1907
 			5:30	-	IST	1942 Sep
@@ -1666,6 +1679,23 @@ Zone	Asia/Karachi	4:28:12 -	LMT	1907
 # For lack of better information, predict that future changes will be
 # the 2nd Thursday of September at 02:00.
 
+# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2008-08-28):
+# Here is an article, that Mideast running on different clocks at Ramadan.
+#
+# Gaza Strip (as Egypt) ended DST at midnight Thursday (Aug 28, 2008), while
+# the West Bank will end Daylight Saving Time at midnight Sunday (Aug 31, 2008).
+#
+# <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/7759001">
+# http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/7759001
+# </a>
+# <a href="http://www.abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=5676087">
+# http://www.abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=5676087
+# </a>
+# or
+# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip01.html">
+# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip01.html
+# </a>
+
 # The rules for Egypt are stolen from the `africa' file.
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
 Rule EgyptAsia	1957	only	-	May	10	0:00	1:00	S
@@ -1681,7 +1711,8 @@ Rule Palestine	2004	only	-	Oct	 1	1:00	0	-
 Rule Palestine	2005	only	-	Oct	 4	2:00	0	-
 Rule Palestine	2006	max	-	Apr	 1	0:00	1:00	S
 Rule Palestine	2006	only	-	Sep	22	0:00	0	-
-Rule Palestine	2007	max	-	Sep	Thu>=8	2:00	0	-
+Rule Palestine	2007	only	-	Sep	Thu>=8	2:00	0	-
+Rule Palestine	2008	max	-	Aug	lastThu	2:00	0	-
 
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone	Asia/Gaza	2:17:52	-	LMT	1900 Oct
diff --git a/share/zoneinfo/datfiles/europe b/share/zoneinfo/datfiles/europe
index c94aead9f30..34b025a9f2e 100644
--- a/share/zoneinfo/datfiles/europe
+++ b/share/zoneinfo/datfiles/europe
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# $OpenBSD: europe,v 1.31 2008/07/28 18:19:57 millert Exp $
-# @(#)europe	8.17
+# $OpenBSD: europe,v 1.32 2008/09/15 13:34:58 millert Exp $
+# @(#)europe	8.18
 # <pre>
 
 # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
@@ -2354,6 +2354,27 @@ Zone	Europe/Zurich	0:34:08 -	LMT	1848 Sep 12
 # (on a non-government server though) describing dates between 2002 and 2006:
 # http://www.alomaliye.com/bkk_2002_3769.htm
 
+# From Sue Williams (2008-08-11):
+# I spotted this news article about a potential change in Turkey.
+#
+# <a href="http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/9626174.asp?scr=1">
+# http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/9626174.asp?scr=1
+# </a>
+
+# From Sue Williams (2008-08-20):
+# This article says that around the end of March 2011, Turkey wants to
+# adjust the clocks forward by 1/2 hour and stay that way permanently.
+# The article indicates that this is a change in timezone offset in addition
+# to stopping observance of DST.
+# This proposal has not yet been approved.
+#
+# Read more here...
+#
+# Turkey to abandon daylight saving time in 2011
+# <a href="http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=112989">
+# http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=112989
+# </a>
+
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
 Rule	Turkey	1916	only	-	May	 1	0:00	1:00	S
 Rule	Turkey	1916	only	-	Oct	 1	0:00	0	-
diff --git a/share/zoneinfo/datfiles/southamerica b/share/zoneinfo/datfiles/southamerica
index d97867a04d9..93b54a7ef41 100644
--- a/share/zoneinfo/datfiles/southamerica
+++ b/share/zoneinfo/datfiles/southamerica
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# $OpenBSD: southamerica,v 1.33 2008/07/07 14:24:14 millert Exp $
-# @(#)southamerica	8.26
+# $OpenBSD: southamerica,v 1.34 2008/09/15 13:34:58 millert Exp $
+# @(#)southamerica	8.27
 # <pre>
 
 # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
@@ -165,9 +165,22 @@ Rule	Arg	2000	only	-	Mar	3	0:00	0	-
 # From Paul Eggert (2007-12-22):
 # For dates after mid-2008, the following rules are my guesses and
 # are quite possibly wrong, but are more likely than no DST at all.
+
+# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2008-09-05):
+# As per message from Carlos Alberto Fonseca Arauz (Nicaragua),
+# Argentina will start DST on Sunday October 19, 2008.
+#
+# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_argentina03.html">
+# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_argentina03.html
+# </a>
+# OR
+# <a href="http://www.impulsobaires.com.ar/nota.php?id=57832 (in spanish)">
+# http://www.impulsobaires.com.ar/nota.php?id=57832 (in spanish)
+# </a>
+
 Rule	Arg	2007	only	-	Dec	30	0:00	1:00	S
 Rule	Arg	2008	max	-	Mar	Sun>=15	0:00	0	-
-Rule	Arg	2008	max	-	Oct	Sun>=1	0:00	1:00	S
+Rule	Arg	2008	max	-	Oct	Sun>=15	0:00	1:00	S
  
 # From Mariano Absatz (2004-05-21):
 # Today it was officially published that the Province of Mendoza is changing
@@ -592,6 +605,36 @@ Zone	America/La_Paz	-4:32:36 -	LMT	1890
 # Decretos sobre o Horario de Verao no Brasil
 # </a>.
 
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-08-29):
+# As announced by the government and many newspapers in Brazil late
+# yesterday, Brazil will start DST on 2008-10-19 (need to change rule) and
+# it will end on 2009-02-15 (current rule for Brazil is fine). Based on
+# past years experience with the elections, there was a good chance that
+# the start was postponed to November, but it did not happen this year.
+#
+# It has not yet been posted to http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV.html
+#
+# An official page about it:
+# <a href="http://www.mme.gov.br/site/news/detail.do?newsId=16722">
+# http://www.mme.gov.br/site/news/detail.do?newsId=16722
+# </a>
+# Note that this link does not always work directly, but must be accessed
+# by going to
+# <a href="http://www.mme.gov.br/first>"
+# http://www.mme.gov.br/first
+# </a>
+#
+# One example link that works directly:
+# <a href="http://jornale.com.br/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13530&Itemid=54">
+# http://jornale.com.br/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13530&Itemid=54
+# (Portuguese)
+# </a>
+#
+# We have a written a short article about it as well:
+# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/brazil-dst-2008-2009.html">
+# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/brazil-dst-2008-2009.html
+# </a>
+
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
 # Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV20466.htm">20,466</a> (1931-10-01)
 # Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV21896.htm">21,896</a> (1932-01-10)
@@ -725,8 +768,9 @@ Rule	Brazil	2006	only	-	Nov	 5	 0:00	1:00	S
 Rule	Brazil	2007	only	-	Feb	25	 0:00	0	-
 # Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV6212.gif">6,212</a> (2007-09-26),
 # adopted by the same states as before.
-Rule	Brazil	2007	max	-	Oct	Sun>=8	 0:00	1:00	S
+Rule	Brazil	2007	only	-	Oct	Sun>=8	 0:00	1:00	S
 Rule	Brazil	2008	max	-	Feb	Sun>=15	 0:00	0	-
+Rule	Brazil	2008	max	-	Oct	Sun>=15	 0:00	1:00	S
 # The latest ruleset listed above says that the following states observe DST:
 # DF, ES, GO, MG, MS, MT, PR, RJ, RS, SC, SP.
 # For dates after mid-2008, the above rules with TO="max" are guesses