In message <7c853a0f-1460-4eb0-b8ce-b5ca5c06e...@batten.eu.org>, Ian Batten wri tes:
>But your recorded date of birth can have quite noticeable effects >at the one-day level. In England, >the August 31st/September 1st boundary has marked effects on >educational outcomes all the way >through the system. Conversely, it potentially exposes parents >to an additional year of childcare costs. Yes, similar 'red lines' exist in most countries. The point I made was that the state does not care what side of that line any one particular kid lands. -- Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20 p...@freebsd.org | TCP/IP since RFC 956 FreeBSD committer | BSD since 4.3-tahoe Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by incompetence. _______________________________________________ LEAPSECS mailing list LEAPSECS@leapsecond.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/leapsecs