From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 12 13:30:13 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 928451065670 for ; Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:30:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 80C9F8FC1C for ; Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:30:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p7CDUDHX009525 for ; Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:30:13 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id p7CDUDev009522; Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:30:13 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:30:13 GMT Message-Id: <201108121330.p7CDUDev009522@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org From: Maxim Konovalov Cc: Subject: Re: misc/159707: Olson's timezone database is old for Russia in 7.X/8.X X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Maxim Konovalov List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:30:13 -0000 The following reply was made to PR misc/159707; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Maxim Konovalov To: konstantin.malov@kaspersky.com Cc: bug-followup@freebsd.org, remko@freebsd.org Subject: Re: misc/159707: Olson's timezone database is old for Russia in 7.X/8.X Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 17:27:41 +0400 (MSD) On Fri, 12 Aug 2011, 12:04-0000, remko@freebsd.org wrote: > Synopsis: Olson's timezone database is old for Russia in 7.X/8.X > > State-Changed-From-To: open->closed > State-Changed-By: remko > State-Changed-When: Fri Aug 12 12:04:32 UTC 2011 > State-Changed-Why: > Hello, although your idea sounds OK, we do not update the 8.x branches > after they had been released unless it's for security. So that means > that indeed 8-STABLE (RELENG_8( will receive these updates but not > 8.0,8.1 etc. (unless it's a new version and the releng_8 version is > already OK). You can however always merge the 8_stable information to > your local system and update it, as you mention in your report. Or use misc/zoneinfo port. -- Maxim Konovalov