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Re: Timezones and versions of Java

From	Lew <noone@lewscanon.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject	Re: Timezones and versions of Java
Date	2011-05-24 08:14 -0400
Organization	albasani.net
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On 05/24/2011 04:25 AM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> In message<l0t0ynlpptf2$.dlg@kimmeringer.de>, Lothar Kimmeringer wrote:
>
>> Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>
>>> In message<iretd3$lgu$1@dont-email.me>, Daniele Futtorovic wrote:
>>>>
>>>> The JRE carries regularly updated timezone info (which can be updated
>>>> independently of the JRE) for the purpose of running in environments
>>>> that do not sport a perfectly serviceable set of timezone informations.
>>>
>>> Which is not the case with Linux. Why can it not use zoneinfo when it’s
>>> available?
>>
>> Because these files are part of the runtime-classes which are
>> Java and are therefor platform independent.
>
> Is that like saying you can never take the plane from an airport in your
> town, because other towns don’t have airports?
>
>> BTW: How is Linux ensuring that the timezone-files are staying correct?
>
> Much more easily and quickly than any software vendor can provide software
> patches.
>
> For example, Chile recently rushed through a bill to extend its daylight-
> saving hours, just days before the period was due to end under the old
> rules. A zoneinfo patch was available that same week
> <http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.time.tz/3702>, and has already been
> rolled into the regular release<ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/>.
>
> Has Java been patched for this yet?

Yes, as you would know if you did even the most minimal checking.

-- 
Lew
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Timezones and versions of Java loial <jldunn2000@gmail.com> - 2011-05-23 07:38 -0700
  Re: Timezones and versions of Java Nigel Wade <nmw-news@ion.le.ac.uk> - 2011-05-23 15:45 +0100
    Re: Timezones and versions of Java loial <jldunn2000@gmail.com> - 2011-05-23 08:12 -0700
  Re: Timezones and versions of Java Nigel Wade <nmw-news@ion.le.ac.uk> - 2011-05-23 16:26 +0100
  Re: Timezones and versions of Java Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-23 11:58 -0400
  Re: Timezones and versions of Java Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-24 11:50 +1200
    Re: Timezones and versions of Java Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte-dot-net.invalid> - 2011-05-24 02:16 +0200
      Re: Timezones and versions of Java Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-24 14:40 +1200
        Re: Timezones and versions of Java Lothar Kimmeringer <news200709@kimmeringer.de> - 2011-05-24 09:12 +0200
          Re: Timezones and versions of Java Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-24 20:25 +1200
            Re: Timezones and versions of Java Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-24 08:14 -0400
              Re: Timezones and versions of Java bugbear <bugbear@trim_papermule.co.uk_trim> - 2011-05-25 09:55 +0100
            Re: Timezones and versions of Java Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2011-05-24 12:32 +0000
              Re: Timezones and versions of Java Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-25 12:04 +1200
                Re: Timezones and versions of Java Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-24 21:57 -0400
                Re: Timezones and versions of Java Stanimir Stamenkov <s7an10@netscape.net> - 2011-05-25 09:39 +0300
                Re: Timezones and versions of Java Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-25 19:49 +1200
                Re: Timezones and versions of Java Nigel Wade <nmw-news@ion.le.ac.uk> - 2011-05-25 09:35 +0100
                Re: Timezones and versions of Java Stanimir Stamenkov <s7an10@netscape.net> - 2011-05-25 14:55 +0300
                Re: Timezones and versions of Java Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-27 13:09 +1200
                Re: Timezones and versions of Java Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-26 22:11 -0400
                Re: Timezones and versions of Java Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> - 2011-05-25 09:35 -0700
                Re: Timezones and versions of Java Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-26 11:34 +1200
                Re: Timezones and versions of Java Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-25 21:50 -0400
                Re: Timezones and versions of Java Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-25 19:50 +1200
            Re: Timezones and versions of Java Lothar Kimmeringer <news200709@kimmeringer.de> - 2011-05-24 17:26 +0200
              Re: Timezones and versions of Java Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-25 12:07 +1200
  Re: Timezones and versions of Java Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-05-24 19:34 -0700

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