In message <Pine.LNX.4.44.0512210808120.9502-100000_at_jupiter.obs-besancon.fr>, Francois Meyer writes:
>On Tue, 20 Dec 2005, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
>
>> In message <Pine.LNX.4.44.0512202014130.31375-100000_at_jupiter.obs-besanc=
>on.fr>, Francois Meyer writes
>> :
>>
>> >I second this too, 23:59:59 is the worst time to
>> >insert a leap second, since failing to implement it
>> >leaves you with the wrong day (month and possibly
>> >year) at the very second it occurs.
>>
>> That is probably one of the strongest arguments for retaining that
>> moment of insertion: That way computer bugs are more likely to
>> be noticed.
>
>UTC is not a debugging tool, it is an international
>standard. Software is an an issue but I think it
>cannot justify in itself that leap second impact
>should be as large as possible.
It must be wonderful to live in a world where software can just be
ignored or marginalized at whim, I really envy you.
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Received on Wed Dec 21 2005 - 02:17:14 PST