[LEAPSECS] Astrolabe v. Olson settled!

Rob Seaman seaman at noao.edu
Thu Feb 23 13:56:47 EST 2012


Astrolabe v. Olson will not be a new Jarndyce & Jarndyce:

https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-wins-protection-time-zone-database

They even scored an apology:

"Astrolabe's lawsuit against Mr. Olson and Mr. Eggert was based on a flawed understanding of the law. We now recognize that historical facts are no one's property and, accordingly, are withdrawing our Complaint. We deeply regret the disruption that our lawsuit caused for the volunteers who maintain the TZ database, and for Internet users."

Such an efficient result that I clicked through and made a donation to EFF. Please consider doing likewise whatever your "leap second posture"!

Rob



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