[LEAPSECS] Java: ThreeTen/JSR-310

[Gerard Ashton]

The issue I have with the Java classes explained by Stephen Colebourne 
is the use of UTC-SLS. This is a proposal that exists on an individual's 
web site. The existence and reputation of the website are subject to the 
future actions of the individual. It is also available as an inactive 
IETF draft. I don't think it is a good idea to base an aspect of an 
important language like Java on a timescale with no official 
recognition. If a similar substitute cannot be found, and no official 
recognition for UTC-SLS can be obtained, I would suggest incorporating 
the entire text of the UTC-SLS proposal into the Java specification.

Gerry Ashton