On Jun 26, 2:17 pm, Paul Rubin <http://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Martin Gregorie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Same one already given:http://cr.yp.to/proto/utctai.html > > <picky_mode> > > Nope - you referencedleap seconds, not TAI and not that URL > > Oh whoops, I thought I put that url further up in the thread. > I remember grumbling to myself about having to look for it twice. > Maybe I'm just confused. Anyway it's pretty interesting stuff, > as is the Wikipedia article someone else linked to.
Keep in mind that TAI is not legal time anywhere. It is also not practical, for the TAI now is not available until next month. >From a legal standpoint, either UTC or GMT (or both, if you read different languages in the EU documents) as kept by your national metrology lab is is the official time. Despite the way the math looks and the way the physics seems like it ought to dictate, TAI is derived from UTC, not the other way around. The national metrology labs are tasked to provide GMT or UTC as part of their charter, so that is *procedurally* the primary time scale. Also note the "discussion" link on wikipedia's TAI page before believing it too much. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
