From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk_at_PHK.FREEBSD.DK>
Subject: Re: [LEAPSECS] Equitable estoppel
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 06:29:30 +0000
Message-ID: <39554.1166423370_at_critter.freebsd.dk>
> >The BIPM says
> >http://www1.bipm.org/jsp/en/ViewCGPMResolution.jsp?CGPM=15&RES=5
> >that UTC gives an indication of mean solar time, which it can only do
> >using leap seconds.
>
> Steve,
>
> This is rubbish and you know it.
>
> UTC can give an indication of mean solartime with leap hours, leap
> minutes, leap-seconds or leap-microseconds, it's only a matter of
> precision.
What it should say is that you need some form of phase adjustment mechanism to
handle phase and frequency wabbles such as a leap second.
For the moment, if leap seconds is to be abbandoned, I would favour the leap
minute instead.
Cheers,
Magnus
Received on Mon Dec 18 2006 - 01:51:04 PST