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Update docs to point to the timezone library's new home at IANA.

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The recent unpleasantness with copyrights has accelerated a move that
was already in planning.
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Tom Lane
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Timezone Timezone
======== ========
This is a PostgreSQL adapted version of the timezone library from: This is a PostgreSQL adapted version of the timezone library from
http://www.iana.org/time-zones
ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/tzcode*.tar.gz The source code can be found at:
ftp://ftp.iana.org/tz/releases/tzcode*.tar.gz
The code is currently synced with release 2010c. There are many cosmetic The code is currently synced with release 2010c. There are many cosmetic
(and not so cosmetic) differences from the original tzcode library, but (and not so cosmetic) differences from the original tzcode library, but
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The data files under data/ are an exact copy of the latest data set from: The data files under data/ are an exact copy of the latest data set from:
ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/tzdata*.tar.gz ftp://ftp.iana.org/tz/releases/tzdata*.tar.gz
Since time zone rules change frequently in some parts of the world, Since time zone rules change frequently in some parts of the world,
we should endeavor to update the data files before each PostgreSQL we should endeavor to update the data files before each PostgreSQL