[CentOS] Why tzdata-2007h [RHEA-2007:0928-05] only for CentOS 2?
Robert
kerplop at sbcglobal.net
Thu Oct 11 14:16:10 UTC 2007
Radu-Cristian FOTESCU wrote:
> I might be stupid and ask an idiot or offensive question, but here it is:
>
> "Why was tzdata-2007h [RHEA-2007:0928-05] only released for CentOS 2, when
> upstream has released it for all the versions?"
>
> The guys from X/OS have released it for 5.0 along with the other updates (on
> Oct. 9).
>
> Are the "enhancements"... "not important" as long as they're not "security
> updates"?
>
> True, the guys from SL have only released tzdata-2007h in "fastbugs" -- which
> is something you should not use --, but I am asking in a single place: why?
>
>
Ummm. This is from my CentOS 5 /var/log/yum.log: Oct 06 14:30:09
Updated: tzdata.noarch 2007h-1.el5
Your post made me curious about its origin.
[rj at mavis ~]$ rpm -qi tzdata
Name : tzdata Relocations: (not
relocatable)
Version : 2007h Vendor: CentOS
Release : 1.el5 Build Date: Sat 06
Oct 2007 07:59:45 AM CDT
Install Date: Sat 06 Oct 2007 02:30:01 PM CDT Build Host:
builder6
Group : System Environment/Base Source RPM:
tzdata-2007h-1.el5.src.rpm
Size : 1784261 License: GPL
Signature : DSA/SHA1, Sat 06 Oct 2007 08:03:16 AM CDT, Key ID
a8a447dce8562897
Summary : Timezone data
Description :
This package contains data files with rules for various
timezones around
the world.
> Thanks,
> R-C
>
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