[LEAPSECS] Reliability

[Tony Finch]

On Mon, 5 Jan 2009, Rob Seaman wrote:

>

> Is it too much to ask that an attempt be made to describe how the logistics

> would work?


Exactly the same way that current time zones work. Every so often,
jurisdictions that become dissatisfied with their current timezone offset
or DST arrangements because of increasing DUT1 or because a politician is
under-employed will have a discussion which may or may not result in a
change.

Note that there's no need for global co-ordination. Each country (or
county) can change when it is convenient for them. The effect would
probably be a shifting of timezone boundaries in lumps and bumps that
averages out to the overall DUT1 drift.

Tony.
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