[Bug 2079966] [NEW] tzdata 2024b release

[Benjamin Drung]

Public bug reported:

[ Impact ]

The 2024b release contains the following changes:

* Improve historical data for Mexico, Mongolia, and Portugal.
* System V names are now obsolescent.
* The main data form now uses %z.

[ Test Plan ]

Test cases were added to the autopkgtest to cover the testing:

* python: test_2024b
* python-icu: test_2024b (only for focal and newer)

So the test plan is to check that the autopkgtest succeeds.

[ Other Info ]

The autopkgtest for chrony is flaky on jammy and newer (see bug
#2002910).

** Affects: tzdata (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: foundations-todo

** Tags added: foundations-todo

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Title:
  tzdata 2024b release

Status in tzdata package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  [ Impact ]

  The 2024b release contains the following changes:

  * Improve historical data for Mexico, Mongolia, and Portugal.
  * System V names are now obsolescent.
  * The main data form now uses %z.

  [ Test Plan ]

  Test cases were added to the autopkgtest to cover the testing:

  * python: test_2024b
  * python-icu: test_2024b (only for focal and newer)

  So the test plan is to check that the autopkgtest succeeds.

  [ Other Info ]

  The autopkgtest for chrony is flaky on jammy and newer (see bug
  #2002910).

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