Steve Allen of Lick Observatory has over the years maintained a site discussing the problems of leap seconds (including the internal inconsistencies of POSIX ti

Steve Allen of Lick Observatory has over the years maintained a site discussing the problems of leap seconds (including the internal inconsistencies of POSIX time-related specifications): http://www.ucolick.org/~sla/leapsecs/ http://www.ucolick.org/~sla/leapsecs/. There's a lot of history, and a lot of confusion and conflict among the various standards bodies. It does sound like getting rid of leap seconds one way or another might be the best approach.