Re: [LEAPSECS] building consensus

From: Rob Seaman <seaman_at_NOAO.EDU>
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 10:28:04 -0700

Warner Losh objects:

>> There are several doughty people here who happen to have that
>> opinion, but they abide with us mortals outside the time lords'
>> hushed inner sanctum.
>
> I have spent much time explaining why leap seconds cause real
> problems in real applications, only to be insulted like this.

Sincere apologies for my awkward statement. Dictionary.com defines
"doughty" as "marked by stouthearted courage; brave". I wasn't
questioning the knowledge or passion of folks holding views that
differ from my own. Rather I was attempting to question whether
anybody actively participating on this list - holding whatever view -
is also participating in ITU discussions.

I see that Mr. Cowan has also parsed my admittedly opaque remarks.

Rob
NOAO
Received on Thu Jun 01 2006 - 10:28:34 PDT