On 8/25/11 20:25 , Worley, Dale R (Dale) wrote: >> I have asked responsible parties about 2 of these cases (and, >> for that matter, Dennis McCarthy about UT1) and the answer always is, too >> much >> legacy equipment and software. That will sound quaint in 500 years. > > We're still using the 360-degree circle and the 24 (=12+12) hour day, and > those > go back to Babylon. > > But my first thought was, We can't decide on how to decide on a conference > location,
A different slant says we have some moderate trouble deciding on a location (we seem to meet 3 times a year), but that there will always be someone unhappy with the outcome. I think that's more plausibly congruent with what happens with global timing systems. > and people are asking us how to reform the world timing system? > Dale > _______________________________________________ > Ietf mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf > _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf
