From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 2 22:32:02 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF7B816A41F for ; Mon, 2 Jan 2006 22:32:02 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from smtp-vbr13.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr13.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.33]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 48DC143D7E for ; Mon, 2 Jan 2006 22:32:01 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by smtp-vbr13.xs4all.nl (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id k02MVnD9022416; Mon, 2 Jan 2006 23:31:49 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.4/8.13.3) with ESMTP id k02MVmtL055535; Mon, 2 Jan 2006 23:31:48 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.4/8.13.1/Submit) id k02MVl6J055530; Mon, 2 Jan 2006 23:31:47 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 23:31:47 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte To: Poul-Henning Kamp Message-ID: <20060102223147.GA55461@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <20060102221948.EBE475D09@ptavv.es.net> <80965.1136240851@critter.freebsd.dk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <80965.1136240851@critter.freebsd.dk> X-OS: FreeBSD 6.0-STABLE User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner Cc: Matthias Andree , current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD handles leapsecond correctly X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2006 22:32:02 -0000 On Mon, Jan 02, 2006 at 11:27:31PM +0100, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote.. > In message <20060102221948.EBE475D09@ptavv.es.net>, "Kevin Oberman" writes: > > >Leap years are an artifact of a lousy calendar that has origins over 2 > >millennia ago. Many calendars have been proposed which fix this, but > >calendar reform is simply not going to happen in our society, but leap > >years are a known, non-varying and trivially calculable issue. No magic > >and trivial to handle. > > Interestingly, the main reason why calendar reform is a no-talk > issue seems to be that The Vatican owns the standardization area > of calendars because they have written all (relevant) standards for > the area in the past. > > According to one insider, none of the possible owners of a new > calendar (ITU, ISO & BIPM) can bring it on themselves to ask the > pope permission to take over the area. (ISO has documented > the current calendar, but go to some pains to make it clear > that they didn't come up with it.) > > Considering that a merry band of brits are still fighting to get > compensation for the 15 days they "lost" last time Brittain changed > calendar, the political and legal fallout will probably galvanize > the current calendar until something really drastic happens. Like the earth starting to rotate in the other direction? :-P -- Wilko Bulte wilko@FreeBSD.org