Re: [LEAPSECS] GMT -> UTC in Australia

From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk_at_phk.freebsd.dk>
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 09:24:56 +0100

In message <20050225081306.GA51546_at_finch-staff-1.thus.net>, "Clive D.W. Feather
" writes:

>* "Universal" Time is a *really* stupid name for a time scale based on
> the variable rotations of one small piece of rock.

Indeed.

But back when UTC was named the universe was a lot smaller :-)

It semantically would make a lot of sense to retain the name UTC
and get rid of the leapseconds.

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Received on Fri Feb 25 2005 - 00:35:25 PST