[LEAPSECS] The relation between calendars and leap seconds.

[Poul-Henning Kamp]

In message <20081112182640.GA1934 at ucolick.org>, Steve Allen writes:


>Standards and laws are commonly disregarded, especially when those

>ignore the practicalities of reality.

>

>Worrying about the effect on the documentation aspects of deployed

>systems did not stop the CCIR from declaring a change to leap seconds

>in 1970.


I doubt you can get people to apply 1970-style quality assurance
in ISO9000 mandated organizations like telcos etc.

Poul-Henning

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