[LEAPSECS] The relation between calendars and leap seconds.

[Nero Imhard]

On 2008-11-13, at 15:07, Rob Seaman wrote:

>

> Hmmm.  Forget about the details of the two main positions  

> historically prevalent on this list.  Call them position "A" and  

> position "B", rather than "leap seconds must die!" and "friend of  

> mean solar time", respectively.


I read this list quite differently. The core of the ITU/UTC-issue  
seems to be whether it is appropriate/ethical/allowed to change the  
definition of a widely used existing time scale in mid-flight rather  
than construct new or use existing time scales according to whatever  
requirements you may have (and others may not have).

As I see it, the two main positions on this particular issue are X:  
"definitions may change" and Y: "are you silly?", but this is somewhat  
obscured by discussions about the merits of leap seconds (only natural  
for this list).

I don't need to care deeply about leap seconds to vehemenently oppose X.

N