[LEAPSECS] Bulletin C and all that

[Tony Finch]

Brooks Harris <brooks at edlmax.com> wrote:
>
> Agreed. Its really easier to implement "end of (any) month". Checking for June
> and December just risks bugs and is not comprehensive anyway.

But there have been real bugs due to leap indicators remaining set too
long, leading to bogus leaps at the end of July. So in practice there is
less risk in allowing leaps only in June and December.

Tony.
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