On Fri, 26 Dec 2008, Rob Seaman wrote: > > Whatever the preferences of the ITU, they will discover that it is > simply unacceptable to allow local dates to vary secularly from civil > timekeeping dates.
Civil time *is* a form of local time. > Only one - standard time based on mean solar time - has ever been shown > to be *practically* workable. Two: standard time plus daylight saving time is the other (provided DST is applied according to national rules). Tony. -- f.anthony.n.finch <d...@dotat.at> http://dotat.at/ SHANNON: SOUTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5, INCREASING 6 OR 7 IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH. MAINLY FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD. _______________________________________________ LEAPSECS mailing list LEAPSECS@leapsecond.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/leapsecs
