linux-kernel - Re: Bug: Status/Summary of slashdot leap-second crash on new years 2008-2009

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Date:	Sun, 4 Jan 2009 17:25:34 -0600
From:	Chris Adams <cmadams@...aay.net>
To:	David Newall <davidn@...idnewall.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Bug: Status/Summary of slashdot leap-second crash on new years 2008-2009

Once upon a time, David Newall <davidn@...idnewall.com> said:
> No.  Exactly the contrary.  I'm saying that through use of zoneinfo, for
> example, no kernel support is required for leap seconds.  And! this
> provides correct results for seconds-between two dates.

Again: zoneinfo provides offset from UTC.  Leap seconds are changes in
UTC itself, not time zones, so zoneinfo can't handle that.

Please go read Google, Wikipedia, and NTP lists.
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Chris Adams <cmadams@...aay.net>
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