Re: leap second policy making

From: Steve Allen <sla_at_ucolick.org>
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 16:10:03 -0700

On Fri 2000-07-14T15:57:31 -0700, Rob Seaman hath writ:

> I would substitute "equates" for "confuses" with the understanding
> that UTC ~= GMT is a useful approximation for many purposes.

That last is a clause which is not true prior to 1925.

The unfortunate attempt at redefinition of the meaning of GMT at that
epoch should be a very strong warning against changing the meaning of
UTC.

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