[LEAPSECS] Schlampig programmierte Software ist das Problem

[Warner Losh]

On Apr 3, 2012, at 3:35 PM, Tom Van Baak wrote:

> I guess the ITU should get rid of leap years too then?


Wouldn't that need to be done by the Pope?  Has the Vatican ever delegated continuing maintenance of the Gregorian Calendar to a third party?  Or does the Papal Astronomer still hold the reigns of power?

Warner


> /tvb

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>> borrowing the subject line from Dr. Andreas Bauch of the German PTB ...

>> TomTom GPS units have failed, after a month, as a result of the leap year

>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17599701

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