In message: <166A861C-4510-46EF-8414-119D78306C46_at_semantic.org>
Ashley Yakeley <ashley_at_SEMANTIC.ORG> writes:
: Software should serve human needs, not the other
: way around. Anyone needing fixed seconds should use TAI.
I think this idea would be harder to implement than the current
leapseconds.
There are many systems that need to display UTC externally, but need
to operate on a tai-like timescale internally. Having there being a
sliding delta between them would be a nightmare.
Warner
Received on Mon Jan 01 2007 - 07:37:16 PST