[LEAPSECS] internet drafts about zoneinfo

Rob Seaman seaman at noao.edu
Fri Mar 4 09:51:30 EST 2011


On Mar 4, 2011, at 2:55 AM, Tony Finch wrote:


> No, posix time is UT and timezones are based on UT.


Just to be clear, the ITU has no putative or actual authority over a time scale called "UT". If POSIX requires Universal Time, and if POSIX has any actual pertinence to the UTC shenanigans (rather than just being a convenient talking point) - well, then - UTC must remain UT.

Rob



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