FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.6.0_15"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_15-b03)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 14.1-b02, mixed mode)


ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
openSUSE 11.1 (Linux 2.6.27.25-0.1-default #1 SMP 2009-07-01 15:37:09 +0200 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux)

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Month names (and their abbreviations) in dates should be in lower case (as they are in Finnish, for example).

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Run the code example below.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
The example program below should give the output

neljapäev, 22. veebruar 1996. a
22. veebr 1996

ACTUAL -
The example program below gives the output

neljapäev, 22. Veebruar 1996. a
22. Veebr 1996


REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

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import java.util.*;
import java.text.*;

class DateLocaleTest {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Date date = new Date(824999928046L);
Locale locale = new Locale("et");
System.out.println(DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.LONG, locale).format(date));
System.out.println(new SimpleDateFormat("d. MMM yyyy", locale).format(date));
}
}

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CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
Add the following statement to your date formatting code:

if (locale.getLanguage().equals("et")) {
  formattedDate = formattedDate.toLowerCase(locale);
}