[LEAPSECS] Affect of Y2K on programmers' attitude toward time documents

2010-12-10 Thread Gerard Ashton
One effect I recall from the Y2K prevention effort actually relates to 29 February 2000. There was considerable discussion among programmers as to whether that date existed or not, and there was enough disagreement among the computer language manuals and the like that programmers lost

Re: [LEAPSECS] Affect of Y2K on programmers' attitude toward time documents

2010-12-10 Thread Steve Allen
On Fri 2010-12-10T14:03:08 -0500, Gerard Ashton hath writ: I suspect this rude awakening to the need to inspect primary sources may be adding to the present discontent with the lack of transparency of the ITU, and the inability to obtain what public documents they have for free or for