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

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Date:	Tue, 6 Jan 2009 09:40:58 +0000
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Nick Andrew <nick@...k-andrew.net>
Cc:	David Newall <davidn@...idnewall.com>,
	Linas Vepstas <linasvepstas@...il.com>, david@...g.hm,
	Kyle Moffett <kyle@...fetthome.net>,
	Ben Goodger <goodgerster@...il.com>,
	Robert Hancock <hancockr@...w.ca>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"Jeffrey J. Kosowsky" <jeff@...owsky.org>,
	MentalMooMan <slashdot@...eshallam.info>,
	Travis Crump <pretzalz@...hhouse.org>, burdell@...ntheinter.net
Subject: Re: Bug: Status/Summary of slashdot leap-second crash on new years
 2008-2009

>        UTC  equivalent  to  conversion  on  the naive basis that leap seconds are ignored and all
>        years divisible by 4 are leap years.  This value is not the same as the actual  number  of
>        seconds between the time and the Epoch, because of leap seconds and because clocks are not
>        required to be synchronized to a standard reference.

I'm not sure what you are quoting from but it is out of date on the
subject of leap years.

The rest looks right.
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