Something I found out at work earlier this week is that Java uses their out timezone database, so that would need to be patched as well.
http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/Intl/USDST/ Wanted to pass that on incase anyone relies on java for a time sensitive application. On Jan 25, 2007, at 11:41 PM, Peter GILMAN wrote: > > as many of you probably already know, significant changes to daylight > saving time are coming into effect this year, affecting the usa and > other regions as well. in the usa, 2007 daylight saving time is > set to > begin on 11 march: > > http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/daylight_time.html > > > openbsd 4.0 seems not to have the new rules in place: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# uname -a > OpenBSD hazel.ma.p3t3.net 4.0 GENERIC#1107 i386 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# ls -l /etc/localtime > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 30 Nov 1 23:10 /etc/localtime -> /usr/ > share/zoneinfo/US/Eastern > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# zdump -v /etc/localtime | grep 2007 > /etc/localtime Sun Apr 1 06:59:59 2007 UTC = Sun Apr 1 > 01:59:59 2007 EST isdst=0 > /etc/localtime Sun Apr 1 07:00:00 2007 UTC = Sun Apr 1 > 03:00:00 2007 EDT isdst=1 > /etc/localtime Sun Oct 28 05:59:59 2007 UTC = Sun Oct 28 > 01:59:59 2007 EDT isdst=1 > /etc/localtime Sun Oct 28 06:00:00 2007 UTC = Sun Oct 28 > 01:00:00 2007 EST isdst=0 > > > since openbsd 4.1 won't be released until after the usa change occurs, > does openbsd have an "official" position on how the new daylight > saving > time rules are to be handled for 4.0 and 3.9? (i've googled a bit and > searched misc@, but all i found was the same question asked, but not > answered: > > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-misc&m=116862762007534&w=2) > > > i know i can always build my own zoneinfo files (the official > source is > http://www.twinsun.com/tz/tz-link.htm, for those who may not know), > but > before i do that, i just thought i'd ask if there was an officially > sanctioned solution to this issue. > > thanks, > > > pete gilman > _______________________________________________ > Openbsd-newbies mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.theapt.org/listinfo/openbsd-newbies _______________________________________________ Openbsd-newbies mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.theapt.org/listinfo/openbsd-newbies
