HP Tru64 UNIX Release Notes for Version 5.1B-5 (AA-RVGEE-TE, March 2009)

other products, are also provided online from the following Tru64 UNIX documentation
website:
http://h30097.www3.hp.com/docs/
1.1.7 Support for the Latest Daylight Saving Time (DST) Changes
This kit updates the /etc/zoneinfo time zone data files to incorporate all changes
as of (date of change) in time zones around the world, most notably the following:
Australia
The Australian provinces of Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania,
and the Australian Capital Territory decided on harmonising and extending daylight
saving arrangements from April 2008.
The Western Australia DST was incorporated starting 3 December 2006.
New Zealand
The New Zealand Government announced the decision to extend the DST starting
September — 2007. Clocks will go forward an hour a week earlier than usual - on the
last Sunday in September- and back an hour on the first Sunday in April. The Act
administered by the Department of Internal Affairs is detailed at:
http://www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.nsf/wpg_URL/
Services-Daylight-Saving-Index?OpenDocument.
Venezuela
The Venezuelan government formalized the intention to change Venezuela timezone
to GMT-4:30 effective on 9 December 2007 at 3 AM local time. Previously, the GMT
offset Venezuela had been following was -4:00. It is now changed to -4:30.
The announcement can be found at:
http://www.abn.info.ve/go_news5.php?articulo=112279&lee=18.
Argentina
The Argentine government formalized the intention to change Argentine timezone
effective on 30 December 2007 at 0 AM local time until 16 March 2008. Previously,
Argentina did not have any DST plans for 2007-08.
The announcement can be found at:
http://www.telam.com.ar/vernota.php?tipo=N&idPub=87481&id=201230&sec=1&dis=1.
There are similar updates to the DST of Canada, Bahamas, Bermuda, Brazil, and
Uruguay in this version.
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