I endorse this change.
Danny
Steve Allen wrote:
> I repeat my request for a change in the explanation of
UTC
> and the inclusion of two more references.
>
> On Tue 2007-03-13T15:30:30 -0700, Steve Allen hath
writ:
>> Section 4, 1st paragraph
>>
>> The following text does not direct the reader to
the definitive
>> references:
>>
>> The Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
timescale represents mean
>> solar time as disseminated by national
standards laboratories.
>>
>> A better text would be
>>
>> The Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
timescale is defined by
>> ITU-R TF.460. Under the auspices of the
Metre Convention of
>> 1865, in 1975 the CGPM strongly endorsed the
use of UTC as the
>> basis for civil time.
>>
>> This implies adding these to the section of
Informative References
>>
>> International Telecommunications Union,
>> "Standard-frequency and time-signal
emissions",
>> ITU-R TF.460,
>> http://www.itu
.int/rec/R-REC-TF.460/en
>>
>> General Conference on Weights and Measures,
>> Resolution 5 of the 15th CGPM,
>> Comptes Rendus de la 15e CGPM, 1976
>> http://www1.bipm.org/jsp/en/ViewCGPMResoluti
on.jsp?CGPM=15&RES=5
>
> Section 4 is "Definitions". I think it is
relevant to make it clear
> that UTC is defined externally to the NTP spec, and
that definition no
> longer includes any reference to mean solar time. From
a technical
> standpoint NTP already incorporates the complexity
necessary to handle
> the current definition and any changes that those in
control of the
> external definition are likely to make.
>
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