[time-nuts] GMT vs. UTC

[Poul-Henning Kamp]

In message <20061120.205504.-1199877303.cfmd at bredband.net>, Magnus Danielson wr
ites:

>The question relates to weither GMT and UTC is the same time-scale or not.

They are not.

>If they are not, what is the difference? Where would I find any authority
>information showing that they are the same or are not the same.

GMT is controlled by the House of Commons in England, UTC is controlled
by the UN organization ITU-R.

A UTC clock may show the same as a GMT clock, but only if the
relevant politicians decide to make it so.

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