On Aug 15, 2011, at 10:57 AM, Steve Allen wrote: > On Mon 2011-08-15T12:11:50 -0400, Finkleman, Dave hath writ: >> Wikipedia entries can be changed by anyone. I recommend that someone >> correct the recent modification that clouds the origin of the term UTC. > > The wikipedia description of the origin of UTC is within the rules > becuase it cites the NIST web page which says the same. The > underlying problems are the recent and not so recent -- but available > and citeable -- references written from the standpoint of old guys > remembering what happened. Those writeups differ from the original > CCIR documents and minutes of the proceedings (and those are very > difficult to obtain). The originals give a clearer picture of who was > trying to do what and their contemporary understanding of the issues.
Now that the originals are online, then it shouldn't be a problem to point to them as authoritative? Warner _______________________________________________ LEAPSECS mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/leapsecs
