On Fri 2014-10-17T07:33:07 -0600, Warner Losh hath writ: > I'm afraid that if there are two official time scales, both maintained, > and both propagated due to contract language, then the :new" one > without leap seconds would be this oddball thing that nobody actually > implements or that some people implement and others don't and we'd > be left with a mess. Perhaps not the same mess we have today, but > a new, different mess.
I prefer to believe that clear explanation of the intentions behind the time scales will result in engineers making choices that conform with the new recommendations, and I would rather see the ITU-R take that course than follow one based on fear and ignorance. -- Steve Allen <[email protected]> WGS-84 (GPS) UCO/Lick Observatory--ISB Natural Sciences II, Room 165 Lat +36.99855 1156 High Street Voice: +1 831 459 3046 Lng -122.06015 Santa Cruz, CA 95064 http://www.ucolick.org/~sla/ Hgt +250 m _______________________________________________ LEAPSECS mailing list [email protected] https://pairlist6.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/leapsecs
