tzdata-2017c-1.el7

The tzdata packages contain data files with rules for various time zones.

The tzdata packages have been updated to version tzdata-2017c to include:

* Northern Cyprus will revert to using EQ rules on October 29, 2017.

* Sudan will switch from UTC 03 to UTC 02 on November 1, 2017.

* Tonga will no longer use DST (Daylight Saving Time). This change takes effect on November 5, 2017.

* Fiji ends DST on January 14, 2018 instead of January 21, 2018.

* Namibia, on September 3, 2017 will switch from UTC 01 with DST to UTC 02 around the year. This change takes effect on April 1, 2018.

* On March 11, 2018, the Turks and Caicos Islands will change from UTC-04 to UTC-05 with US DST starting on March 11, 2018. Effective change date is November 4, 2018.

* tzdata now includes two text versions of the time zone data: the "tzdata.zi" and "leapseconds" files. (BZ#1503823, BZ#1505685, BZ#1505689)

Users of tzdata are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which add these enhancements.