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Tiny Core Extensions => TCE Talk => Extension requests => Topic started by: grisxa on August 19, 2011, 06:50:06 AM

Title: tzdata to 2011h
Post by: grisxa on August 19, 2011, 06:50:06 AM
Hello!
We have important changes in tzdata-2011h (already available in Fedora):
Russia abandons DST in 2011, that means we shouldn't switch back to +3:00 from +4:00 in Moscow in nearest October. Other regions are affected as well.
Please, update tzdata to 2011h.
Title: Re: tzdata to 2011h
Post by: bmarkus on August 19, 2011, 07:13:50 AM
Hello!
We have important changes in tzdata-2011h (already available in Fedora):
Russia abandons DST in 2011, that means we shouldn't switch back to +3:00 from +4:00 in Moscow in nearest October. Other regions are affected as well.
Please, update tzdata to 2011h.

No DST at all?
Title: Re: tzdata to 2011h
Post by: Juanito on August 19, 2011, 07:25:49 AM
Like many places, no?
Title: Re: tzdata to 2011h
Post by: bmarkus on August 19, 2011, 07:41:19 AM
Like many places, no?

There are dabates wether DST is worth or not, there are pros and cons. I'm curious why a country like Russis dropped it.My personal opinion is that we do not need DST.
Title: Re: tzdata to 2011h
Post by: grisxa on August 19, 2011, 07:51:12 AM
We have important changes in tzdata-2011h (already available in Fedora):
Russia abandons DST in 2011, that means we shouldn't switch back to +3:00 from +4:00 in Moscow in nearest October. Other regions are affected as well.
Please, update tzdata to 2011h.
No DST at all?
We were surprised too! :)
The main reason was that the time shift brings a stress, people work worse etc.
Title: Re: tzdata to 2011h
Post by: bmarkus on August 19, 2011, 08:08:03 AM
Each parties can argue for themselve :) What is more realistic for me that in a country across many time zones like Russia any time zone is a bit artificial at least in a part of the country :)
Title: Re: tzdata to 2011h
Post by: hiro on August 19, 2011, 09:12:37 AM
I just use UTC, where I live we learn addition of small numbers in school.
Title: Re: tzdata to 2011h
Post by: robc on August 19, 2011, 12:01:12 PM
I can get an update in the next couple of days
Title: Re: tzdata to 2011h
Post by: Rich on August 19, 2011, 01:23:28 PM
In the US our government actually extended daylight savings time a few years ago to make us more
energy independent.
Title: Re: tzdata to 2011h
Post by: grisxa on August 31, 2011, 08:38:46 AM
I can get an update in the next couple of days
Thanks a lot!