Bug#409148: glibc tzdata2006b out of date for 4 Canadian Provinces.
Package: libc6
Version: glibc-2.3.2.ds1-22sarge4
Severity: critical
Hello - tzdata in glibc for stable is based on tzdata2006b (from edits in
2.3.2.ds1-22sarge1), this does not have the correct PST changes for
this year for 4 Canadian provinces and the Northwest Territories.
This is a critical functional issue in 'stable' Debian that needs be be
addressed. If
needed as a security update.
The tzdata2006b / northamerica file states:
# To reflect all this, the Canada and Winn rules have been adjusted to
# agree with the 2007 US change. This means we assume most of Canada
# will fall into line. However, Alberta, British Columbia,
# Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, and Yukon already have separate
# rules in our database, so for now we'll leave them alone, which
# means that we currently assume these regions will not change their
# rules and will disagree with the US starting in 2007. This
# assumption is probably incorrect, with the possible exception of
# Newfoundland. We plan to adjust the Edm, Vanc, StJohns, and NT_YK
# rules as the corresponding provinces make their announcements.
The first revision of tzdata that does have the correct data is 2006d.
ftp://munnari.oz.au/pub/oldtz/tzdata2006d.tar.gz
The current tzdata is 2007a
ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/
~d
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David Broome Programmer-Analyst.FineArts.UVic.CA /BSc /CNA /MCP
250.721-6307 dbroome@finearts.uvic.ca FIA 221
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