RFC Errata
RFC 5905, "Network Time Protocol Version 4: Protocol and Algorithms Specification", June 2010
Note: This RFC has been updated by RFC 7822, RFC 8573, RFC 9109, RFC 9748
Source of RFC: ntp (int)See Also: RFC 5905 w/ inline errata
Errata ID: 7555
Status: Verified
Type: Editorial
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: Sylvain Etienne
Date Reported: 2023-06-28
Verifier Name: RFC Editor
Date Verified: 2023-06-28
Section 4 says:
Under the auspices of the Metre Convention of 1865, in 1975 the CGPM [CGPM] strongly endorsed the use of UTC as the basis for civil time.
It should say:
Under the auspices of the Metre Convention of 1875, in 1975 the CGPM [CGPM] strongly endorsed the use of UTC as the basis for civil time.
Notes:
The Metre convention was signed on 20 May 1875 as stated on https://www.bipm.org/en/metre-convention.