The recent DST changes which primarily impacts North Americans (or those which will interact with them extensively -- so almost everybody); it is a subtle but decidedly important change. Linux systems which are currently supported by their distributors should receive the corrected zone files automatically. Older systems with no vendor support, however, will not have such a luxury. Fortunately, older Linux (and other UNIX-like) systems can easily be patched manually to accommodate for changes in DST behavior. Read more...
