Christian Seiler <christ...@iwakd.de> writes: > On 10/31/2016 09:07 AM, Ole Streicher wrote: [leap seconds] >> We need it to put correct time on astronomical registrations, so it is >> most important to have them once they are effective. Having them in >> advance would be an additional plus, however, since f.e. a computer may >> be disconnected during/after the observation, if that happens on a place >> without internet connection. > > Data might help here, so I've looked at the past 3 leap seconds that > were introduced [...] > > What this does say is that stable/updates and oldstable (LTS) had > updated leap seconds information slightly less than 3 months before > the leap second, in some cases even a bit earlier. [...] > > Hope this information helps in you evaluating this.
Thank you very much for this detailed information! This helps a lot for the decision (we will depend on tzdata), and it gives also a good argument for discussion upstream. Best regards Ole