* NEWS, theory.html (Leap seconds): * tz-link.html (Precision timekeeping): Use less-sure wording about leap seconds discontinuance, since the situation is still murky. --- NEWS | 2 +- theory.html | 10 +++++----- tz-link.html | 1 + 3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 5c2cd1e5..e5db26b4 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ Release 2023a - 2023-03-22 12:39:33 -0700 To improve tzselect diagnostics, zone1970.tab's comments column is now limited to countries that have multiple timezones. - Note that leap seconds are planned to be discontinued by 2035. + Note that there are plans to discontinue leap seconds by 2035. Release 2022g - 2022-11-29 08:58:31 -0800 diff --git a/theory.html b/theory.html index 50e9ee4d..4cb293da 100644 --- a/theory.html +++ b/theory.html @@ -1278,11 +1278,11 @@ between now and the future time. <p> Leap seconds were introduced in 1972 to accommodate the difference between atomic time and the less regular rotation of the earth. -Unfortunately they caused so many problems with civil -timekeeping that they -are <a href="https://www.bipm.org/en/cgpm-2022/resolution-4">planned -to be discontinued by 2035</a>. -Despite their impending obsolescence, a record of leap seconds is still +Unfortunately they have caused so many problems with civil +timekeeping that there are +<a href="https://www.bipm.org/en/cgpm-2022/resolution-4">plans +to discontinue them by 2035</a>. +Even if these plans come to fruition, a record of leap seconds will still be needed to resolve timestamps from 1972 through 2035. </p> diff --git a/tz-link.html b/tz-link.html index c6d96101..aaab7555 100644 --- a/tz-link.html +++ b/tz-link.html @@ -1129,6 +1129,7 @@ discontinuous adjustments be made to UTC for at least a century. The World Radiocommunication Conference <a href="https://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-r/opb/act/R-ACT-WRC.15-2023-PDF-E.pdf">resolved in 2023</a> to cooperate with this process. +However, there is still no consensus on how exactly to get rid of them. </li> </ul> </section> -- 2.40.1