[LEAPSECS] leap smear

[Poul-Henning Kamp]

In message <56F8780469824813BF7CAC4E610AB561 at pc52>, "Tom Van Baak" writes:


>In a way part of the charm is that they didn't specify w. You could

>implement a leap smear on any system you choose, picking the w

>that best meets your needs. That solves the major problem with

>Markus' proposal where he uses bogus rationales to overly specify

>everything (e.g., the frequency shift must only begin at 23:43:21).


Well, Googles hack is a workaround for internal use with no regard
to subsecond interoperability with anybody else.

Markus proposal is for an international standard, allowing subsecond
interoperatbility at subsecond levels.

I can fully understand Googles workaround as a way of coping with
leap seconds.

I think Markus proposal to make them even more bizarre is a really
bad idea.

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