Wow, things have got really stirred up around here. Lots of interesting points but I'll just concentrate on one...
Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
Well, the BIPM doesn't really want anybody to use TAI, their director said as much last year, and I can see where he is coming from on that one.
Since the usual response of the pro-leap second lobby to people who want a uniform timescale is "use TAI" this is significant. Do you have any information or references on why the BIPM director said this? Ed.
