diff -r fad04f8dda16 -r c9effd4226ea jdk/make/sun/javazic/tzdata/southamerica --- a/jdk/make/sun/javazic/tzdata/southamerica Mon Oct 06 17:16:06 2008 -0700 +++ b/jdk/make/sun/javazic/tzdata/southamerica Tue Oct 07 18:25:59 2008 +0900 @@ -186,9 +186,22 @@ # 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. +# +# +# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_argentina03.html +# +# OR +# +# http://www.impulsobaires.com.ar/nota.php?id=57832 (in spanish) +# + 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 @@ -613,6 +626,36 @@ # Decretos sobre o Horario de Verao no Brasil # . +# 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: +# +# http://www.mme.gov.br/site/news/detail.do?newsId=16722 +# +# Note that this link does not always work directly, but must be accessed +# by going to +# +# http://www.mme.gov.br/first +# +# +# One example link that works directly: +# +# http://jornale.com.br/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13530&Itemid=54 +# (Portuguese) +# +# +# We have a written a short article about it as well: +# +# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/brazil-dst-2008-2009.html +# + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S # Decree 20,466 (1931-10-01) # Decree 21,896 (1932-01-10) @@ -746,12 +789,34 @@ Rule Brazil 2007 only - Feb 25 0:00 0 - # Decree 6,212 (2007-09-26), # adopted by the same states as before. -Rule Brazil 2007 max - Oct Sun>=8 0:00 1:00 S -Rule Brazil 2008 max - Feb Sun>=15 0:00 0 - +Rule Brazil 2007 only - Oct Sun>=8 0:00 1:00 S +# From Frederico A. C. Neves (2008-09-10): +# Acording to this decree +# +# http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_Ato2007-2010/2008/Decreto/D6558.htm +# +# [t]he DST period in Brazil now on will be from the 3rd Oct Sunday to the +# 3rd Feb Sunday. There is an exception on the return date when this is +# the Carnival Sunday then the return date will be the next Sunday... +Rule Brazil 2008 max - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Brazil 2008 2011 - Feb Sun>=15 0:00 0 - +Rule Brazil 2012 only - Feb Sun>=22 0:00 0 - +Rule Brazil 2013 2014 - Feb Sun>=15 0:00 0 - +Rule Brazil 2015 only - Feb Sun>=22 0:00 0 - +Rule Brazil 2016 2022 - Feb Sun>=15 0:00 0 - +Rule Brazil 2023 only - Feb Sun>=22 0:00 0 - +Rule Brazil 2024 2025 - Feb Sun>=15 0:00 0 - +Rule Brazil 2026 only - Feb Sun>=22 0:00 0 - +Rule Brazil 2027 2033 - Feb Sun>=15 0:00 0 - +Rule Brazil 2034 only - Feb Sun>=22 0:00 0 - +Rule Brazil 2035 2036 - Feb Sun>=15 0:00 0 - +Rule Brazil 2037 only - Feb Sun>=22 0:00 0 - +# From Arthur David Olson (2008-09-29): +# The next is wrong in some years but is better than nothing. +Rule Brazil 2038 max - Feb Sun>=15 0:00 0 - + # 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 -# and are quite possibly wrong, but are more likely than no DST at all. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] #