[ntp:questions] Deadline soon for leap second comments
Danny Mayer
mayer at ntp.isc.org
Mon Oct 10 03:09:05 UTC 2005
Chris,
There is a discussion that recently started in the IETF NTP Working
Group. The issues regarding this should be discussed there:
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Danny
Chris Steyaert wrote:
> From: seaman at noao.edu
> Subject: Deadline soon for leap second comments
> Date: October 7, 2005 10:03:56 AM MST
> To: all-noao-all at noao.edu
>
> Hello,
>
> Over the summer I forwarded an announcement of a major pending
> timekeeping decision of particular interest to astronomers. A very
> real proposal has been made by the US representatives to the
> International Telecommunications Union to cease issuing leap
> seconds. As a result, Civil Time worldwide would no longer reflect
> the orientation of the Earth with respect to the Sun.
>
> Several individuals from the astronomical community registered
> their opinions at that time. As a result, the US proposal has been
> modified - but only to slightly lengthen the implementation period;
> the goal of eliminating leap seconds has been reaffirmed. The new
> proposal is described here:
>
> http://www.ucolick.org/~sla/leapsecs/nc1985wp7a.html
>
> The period of public review ends on 14 October. The link above
> provides arguments against the proposal, along with contact
> information and other links. I am unaware of any similar web
> resource supporting the proposal. You may register your opinions on
> this proposal with Wayne Hanson of the NIST and Cecily Holiday of the
> U.S. Department of State:
>
> Hanson, D Wayne (Boulder)
> (303) 497-5233
> NIST
> Mailcode 847.00
> 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305-3328
> wayne.hanson at nist.gov
>
> Ms. Cecily C. Holiday
> (202) 647-0051
> National Committee
> Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs
> 2201 C St., NW, Room 2529
> Department of State
> Washington, DC 20520
>
> I suspect many remain unsure of the details of this esoteric
> issue and are perhaps reticent to express an opinion. Steve Allen of
> Lick Observatory provided the link above and I also commend you to
> his excellent resource on UTC and leap second issues:
>
> http://www.ucolick.org/~sla/leapsecs
>
> But more importantly, a key fact regarding this issue is precisely
> the rush to reach a decision before all interested parties can be
> informed and engaged in the process.
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