On 2014-02-17 03:35 AM, Tony Finch wrote:
Clive D.W. Feather cl...@davros.org wrote:
Brooks Harris said:
Wikipedia (not always an authoritative source)
Standard time
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_time
states:
Where daylight saving time is used, the term standard time typically
refers
Warner Losh i...@bsdimp.com wrote:
Moving to atomic time doesn't undo 4500 years of timekeeping tradition.
In fact, it restores the tradition of all minutes being the same length.
That is a relatively recent tradition compared to 4500 years :-)
Tony.
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f.anthony.n.finch d...@dotat.at
Tony Finch said:
But not mine.
standard time is to be contrasted with local time. Both GMT and BST are
standard time in the UK.
The relevant distinction is from the late 1800s, between local mean solar
time and time based on a standard meridian, as in railway time.
Right.
But to be
It seems the meaning of the term Standard time in common-use and in
POSIX is in conflict with the definitions in ISO 8601 and IEC 60050-111.
Wikipedia (not always an authoritative source)
Standard time
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_time
states:
Where daylight saving time is used, the
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Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2014 01:23:23 -0800
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Subject: [LEAPSECS] Definition of Standard time - Brooks Harris
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In message 5300838b.8030...@edlmax.com, Brooks Harris writes:
It seems the meaning of the term Standard time in common-use and in
POSIX is in conflict with the definitions in ISO 8601 and IEC 60050-111.
It seems to me that a term like Standard time is so vague and
fuzzy that we should naturally
On Feb 16, 2014, at 4:30 AM, Poul-Henning Kamp p...@phk.freebsd.dk wrote:
In message 5300838b.8030...@edlmax.com, Brooks Harris writes:
It seems the meaning of the term Standard time in common-use and in
POSIX is in conflict with the definitions in ISO 8601 and IEC 60050-111.
It seems to
On 2014-02-16 03:30 AM, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
In message 5300838b.8030...@edlmax.com, Brooks Harris writes:
It seems the meaning of the term Standard time in common-use and in
POSIX is in conflict with the definitions in ISO 8601 and IEC 60050-111.
It seems to me that a term like Standard
On Sun 2014-02-16T09:07:11 -0800, Brooks Harris hath writ:
I wonder why they avoid making clear definitions of Standard time
and Daylight? Is it because previous precedent had already confused
the meanings of the terms, or maybe because they emanate from the
Western world and can't be agreed
On 2014-02-16 09:22 AM, Steve Allen wrote:
On Sun 2014-02-16T09:07:11 -0800, Brooks Harris hath writ:
I wonder why they avoid making clear definitions of Standard time
and Daylight? Is it because previous precedent had already confused
the meanings of the terms, or maybe because they emanate
In US law (see http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/260a ) the time
observed in each time zone is referred to as the standard time, even when
the time is advanced during the summer. Obviously the language of the law
differs from common usage.
Gerry Ashton
On Feb 16, 2014, at 11:20 AM, Brooks Harris wrote:
Only a comprehensive plan which aims to fix the obvious and well known
problems is going to head off the kill Leap Seconds movement.
I think the momentum and general conservatism of the powers that be will do
more to kill the plan than any
On 2014-02-16 10:32 AM, Gerard Ashton wrote:
In US law (see http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/260a ) the time
observed in each time zone is referred to as the standard time, even when
the time is advanced during the summer. Obviously the language of the law
differs from common usage.
On 2014-02-16 10:39 AM, Warner Losh wrote:
On Feb 16, 2014, at 11:20 AM, Brooks Harris wrote:
Only a comprehensive plan which aims to fix the obvious and well known problems is going
to head off the kill Leap Seconds movement.
I think the momentum and general conservatism of the powers that
.
Cheers,
Kevin
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Subject: Re: [LEAPSECS] Definition of Standard time
Brooks Harris said:
Wikipedia (not always an authoritative source)
Standard time
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_time
states:
Where daylight saving time is used, the term standard time typically
refers to the time without the offset for daylight saving time..
That is consistent
On Feb 16, 2014, at 3:05 PM, Clive D.W. Feather cl...@davros.org wrote:
Brooks Harris said:
Where daylight saving time is used, the term standard time typically
refers to the time without the offset for daylight saving time..
That is consistent with my understanding of Standard time.
On 2014-02-16 02:05 PM, Clive D.W. Feather wrote:
Brooks Harris said:
Wikipedia (not always an authoritative source)
Standard time
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_time
states:
Where daylight saving time is used, the term standard time typically
refers to the time without the offset for
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