Import tzdata 2018fvendor/tzdata/tzdata2018f

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diff --git a/README b/README
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--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ README for the tz distribution
 "Any time you want it to be." -- Frank Baxter as The Scientist
 					(from the Bell System film "About Time")
 
-The Time Zone Database (often called tz or zoneinfo) contains code and
+The Time Zone Database (called tz, tzdb or zoneinfo) contains code and
 data that represent the history of local time for many representative
 locations around the globe.  It is updated periodically to reflect
 changes made by political bodies to time zone boundaries, UTC offsets,
@@ -20,17 +20,15 @@ substituting your desired installation directory for "$HOME/tzdir":
 	make TOPDIR=$HOME/tzdir install
 	$HOME/tzdir/usr/bin/zdump -v America/Los_Angeles
 
-Historical local time information has been included here to:
+This database of historical local time information has several goals:
 
-*	provide a compendium of data about the history of civil time
-	that is useful even if not 100% accurate;
+ * Provide a compendium of data about the history of civil time that
+   is useful even if not 100% accurate.
 
-*	give an idea of the variety of local time rules that have
-	existed in the past and thus an idea of the variety that may be
-	expected in the future;
+ * Give an idea of the variety of local time rules that have existed
+   in the past and thus may be expected in the future.
 
-*	provide a test of the generality of the local time rule description
-	system.
+ * Test the generality of the local time rule description system.
 
 The information in the time zone data files is by no means authoritative;
 fixes and enhancements are welcome.  Please see the file CONTRIBUTING