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diff --git a/share/zoneinfo/datfiles/africa b/share/zoneinfo/datfiles/africa index 4ecbfb94eb5..061846072a0 100644 --- a/share/zoneinfo/datfiles/africa +++ b/share/zoneinfo/datfiles/africa @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ -# $OpenBSD: africa,v 1.22 2008/07/07 14:24:14 millert Exp $ -# @(#)africa 8.13 +# $OpenBSD: africa,v 1.23 2008/07/28 18:19:57 millert Exp $ +# @(#)africa 8.15 # <pre> # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, @@ -395,23 +395,53 @@ Zone Africa/Nouakchott -1:03:48 - LMT 1912 # It seems that Mauritius observed daylight saving time from 1982-10-10 to # 1983-03-20 as well, but that was not successful.... # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/mauritius-daylight-saving-time.html -# + # From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-06-25): # http://economicdevelopment.gov.mu/portal/site/Mainhomepage/menuitem.a42b24128104d9845dabddd154508a0c/?content_id=0a7cee8b5d69a110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD -# + # From Arthur David Olson (2008-06-30): # The www.timeanddate.com article cited by Steffen Thorsen notes that "A # final decision has yet to be made on the times that daylight saving # would begin and end on these dates." As a place holder, use midnight. -# + # From Paul Eggert (2008-06-30): # Follow Thorsen on DST in 1982/1983, instead of Shanks & Pottenger. +# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-07-10): +# According to +# <a href="http://www.lexpress.mu/display_article.php?news_id=111216"> +# http://www.lexpress.mu/display_article.php?news_id=111216 +# </a> +# (in French), Mauritius will start and end their DST a few days earlier +# than previously announced (2008-11-01 to 2009-03-31). The new start +# date is 2008-10-26 at 02:00 and the new end date is 2009-03-27 (no time +# given, but it is probably at either 2 or 3 wall clock time). +# +# A little strange though, since the article says that they moved the date +# to align itself with Europe and USA which also change time on that date, +# but that means they have not paid attention to what happened in +# USA/Canada last year (DST ends first Sunday in November). I also wonder +# why that they end on a Friday, instead of aligning with Europe which +# changes two days later. + +# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-07-11): +# Seems that English language article "The revival of daylight saving +# time: Energy conservation?"-# No. 16578 (07/11/2008) was originally +# published on Monday, June 30, 2008... +# +# I guess that article in French "Le gouvernement avance l'introduction +# de l'heure d'ete" stating that DST in Mauritius starting on October 26 +# and ending on March 27, 2009 is the most recent one. +# ... +# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_mauritius02.html"> +# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_mauritius02.html +# </a> + # 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 - Nov 1 0:00 1:00 S -Rule Mauritius 2009 only - Apr 1 0:00 0 - +Rule Mauritius 2008 only - Oct 26 2:00s 1:00 S +Rule Mauritius 2009 only - Mar 27 2:00s 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Indian/Mauritius 3:50:00 - LMT 1907 # Port Louis 4:00 Mauritius MU%sT # Mauritius Time @@ -476,7 +506,7 @@ Zone Indian/Mayotte 3:00:56 - LMT 1911 Jul # Mamoutzou # published on the web. # # It's also confirmed here: -# <a href="http://www.maroc.ma/NR/exeres/FACF141F-D910-44B0-B7FA-6E03733425D1.htm "> +# <a href="http://www.maroc.ma/NR/exeres/FACF141F-D910-44B0-B7FA-6E03733425D1.htm"> # http://www.maroc.ma/NR/exeres/FACF141F-D910-44B0-B7FA-6E03733425D1.htm # </a> # on a government portal as being between june 1st and sept 27th (not yet |