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diff --git a/contrib/tzdata/leapseconds b/contrib/tzdata/leapseconds index 3ce3ab21f8d8..bf0d2d749214 100644 --- a/contrib/tzdata/leapseconds +++ b/contrib/tzdata/leapseconds @@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ # NIST format leap-seconds.list file, which can be copied from # <ftp://ftp.nist.gov/pub/time/leap-seconds.list> # or <ftp://ftp.boulder.nist.gov/pub/time/leap-seconds.list>. +# The NIST file is used instead of its IERS upstream counterpart +# <https://hpiers.obspm.fr/iers/bul/bulc/ntp/leap-seconds.list> +# because under US law the NIST file is public domain +# whereas the IERS file's copyright and license status is unclear. # For more about leap-seconds.list, please see # The NTP Timescale and Leap Seconds # <https://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/leap.html>. |