[LEAPSECS] Schedule for success

[Rob Seaman]

Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:


>> civil timekeeping is equivalent (in the sense of a mathematical  

>> identity) to some stable approximation to mean solar time.

>

> I don't think anybody disputes that.


Ok.  Glad to hear it.

"Stable approximation" implies that a proposal to change UTC includes  
a plan for maintaining stability.  The ITU proposal does not (in  
addition to other shortcomings).


> The current argument seems to consist of you claiming that the  

> tolerance be on the order of one second, for reasons you have not  

> provided any hint off, but want to start a red-tape commision on.


I've searched my email for messages to leapsecs that contain the word  
"tolerance".  The most recent before your mentioning it now was on 11  
November - when it was also one of your messages.

You also are the only one to use the phrase "red-tape commission".   
Proper system engineering is the quickest way to solve a problem.  If  
anything describes "red-tape", it is the process being followed by the  
ITU.

Rob