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@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ where <samp><var>C</var></samp> is the code's version;
similarly, the data are in <samp>tzdata<var>D</var>.tar.gz</samp>,
where <samp><var>D</var></samp> is the data's version.
<P>
The <A HREF="http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/libc.html">GNU C Library</A>
The <A HREF="http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/">GNU C Library</A>
has an independent, thread-safe implementation of
a time zone file reader that is compatible with <samp>zoneinfo</samp>.
This library is freely available under the GNU Library General Public License,
@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ and is widely used in GNU/Linux systems.
The Web has several other sources for time zone and daylight saving time data.
Here are some recent links that may be of interest.
<UL>
<LI><A HREF="http://www.bsdi.com/date">Date and Time Gateway</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://www.bsdi.com/date/">Date and Time Gateway</A>
is a text-based source for tables of current time throughout the world.
Its point-and-click interface accesses a recent version of the tz data.
<LI><A HREF="http://www.worldtime.com/">WORLDTIME: interactive atlas,
<LI><A HREF="http://worldtime.com/">WORLDTIME: interactive atlas,
time info, public holidays</A>
contains information on local time, sunrise and sunset,
and public holidays in several hundred cities around the world.
@ -48,8 +48,9 @@ the live data provide a nice way to check one's tables.
<LI><A HREF="http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/tzones.html">World Time Zones</A>
contains US Naval Observatory data, used as the source
for the <samp>usno*</samp> files.
<LI>The United States Central Intelligence agency publishes time zone maps;
the
<LI>The United States Central Intelligence Agency publishes a
<A HREF="http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/figures/802597.jpg">time
zone map</A>; the
<A HREF="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/world_maps.html">
Perry-Casta&ntilde;eda Library Map Collection</A>
of the University of Texas at Austin has on-line copies of
@ -57,6 +58,10 @@ recent editions.
The pictorial quality is good,
but the maps do not indicate summer time,
and parts of the data are a few years out of date.
<LI><A HREF="http://worldtimezone.com/"><SAMP>Worldtimezone.com</SAMP></A>
has several fancy time zone maps; it covers Russia particularly well.
The maps' pictorial quality is not quite as good as the CIA's
and (as usual with maps) the maps are not quite up to date.
<LI><A HREF="http://pisolo.cstv.to.cnr.it/toi/uk/toi.html">The
Time of Internet</A>
contains good descriptions of Time Zones and daylight saving time,
@ -65,7 +70,7 @@ The time zone map is out of date, however.
<LI><A HREF="http://ecco.bsee.swin.edu.au/chronos/GMT-explained.html">A
Few Facts Concerning GMT, UT, and the RGO</A>
answers questions like ``What is the difference between GMT and UTC?''
<LI><A HREF="http://www.energy.ca.gov/daylightsaving.html">Daylight
<LI><A HREF="http://energy.ca.gov/daylightsaving.html">Daylight
Saving Time -- Saving Time, Saving Energy</A>
is a history of DST in the US.
<LI><A HREF="http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Measurements_and_Units/Time/Time_Zones/">Yahoo! - Science:Measurements and Units:Time:Time Zones</A>
@ -82,7 +87,7 @@ when leap seconds occur.
</UL>
<P>
-- <A HREF="mailto:eggert@twinsun.com">eggert@twinsun.com</A>
(1998-09-22)
(1999-03-22)
</P>
<H2>Arthur David Olson writes:</H2><P>
A good source of information about