While there will undoubtedly be some fallout, I think the reason this proposal has such a following is that we currently have a *large* "bunch of people" who have to "clean up the mess" after each and every leap-second. If we do this now, then that's it for tens of generations, by which time experience will have decided on the course of action.
Peter On 10 January 2012 14:12, Rob Seaman <[email protected]> wrote: > My, my, my. What a fuss over a few messages that you guys could simply have > ignored. > > Warner Losh wrote: > >> It is not my job to make their plans for them, nor is it ITUs. If things >> change, you need to adapt. > > No, it is my job to clean up the mess this will leave. It is the job of many > other people in astronomy and aerospace and related fields. And unlike Y2K, > it is the job of a bunch of people who don't even know the issue exists yet. > > Obviously we would be forced to adapt. We can't all be a "one-man > micronation" like Michael :-) More power to him, but that isn't a > "coordinated" plan either. > > The question is, are you guys going to help clean up the mess? And if not, > what are you doing here? Go ahead. Send another dozen messages telling us > how this isn't a problem, or if it is that it's one we should have known to > solve in 1985. > > Rob > > _______________________________________________ > LEAPSECS mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/leapsecs _______________________________________________ LEAPSECS mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/leapsecs
