[LEAPSECS] LEAPSECS Digest, Vol 57, Issue 9- Wikipedia UTC Citation

[Warner Losh]

On Aug 15, 2011, at 10:57 AM, Steve Allen wrote:


> On Mon 2011-08-15T12:11:50 -0400, Finkleman, Dave hath writ:

>> Wikipedia entries can be changed by anyone.  I recommend that someone

>> correct the recent modification that clouds the origin of the term UTC.

> 

> The wikipedia description of the origin of UTC is within the rules

> becuase it cites the NIST web page which says the same.  The

> underlying problems are the recent and not so recent -- but available

> and citeable -- references written from the standpoint of old guys

> remembering what happened.  Those writeups differ from the original

> CCIR documents and minutes of the proceedings (and those are very

> difficult to obtain).  The originals give a clearer picture of who was

> trying to do what and their contemporary understanding of the issues.


Now that the originals are online, then it shouldn't be a problem to point to them as authoritative?

Warner