[ntp:questions] basic questions about the leapsecond

Rod Dorman rodd at panix.com
Wed Dec 17 18:46:18 UTC 2008


In article <5_qdnYFHy5W4g9TUnZ2dnUVZ_r3inZ2d at giganews.com>,
Richard B. Gilbert <rgilbert88 at comcast.net> wrote:
>David L. Mills wrote:
>> More specifically, for those survivors that show leap warnings, a 
>> counter is incremented. If any survivoe, referencde clock or not, does 
>> not show warning the ocunter is not incremented. For refclocks the 
>> counter is set to the number of survivors, but only if the warning is 
>> lit. After this, if the counter is greater than half the number of 
>> survivors, the system leap warning is lit. You are welcdome to suggest 
>> an alternative method on the basis that some refclocks do not implement 
>> the leap warning and others may show a warning in error.
>
>How about a leap minute every 240 years or so?

How would that address the issue?

Or are you saying in 240 years you won't be around to care :-)

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