[ntp:hackers] Leap second support in versions prior to 4.2.6
Warner Losh
imp at bsdimp.com
Mon Jun 4 16:08:52 UTC 2012
On Jun 4, 2012, at 9:29 AM, Greg Dowd wrote:
> As for leap deletion, we do design and test for it, but I agree that you might not want to wire transfer your bank funds or fly on autopilot during those events. I'm also a bit concerned about what might have happened to the Earth to make that event necessary :-)
Most likely it would be the result of a mistake at the BIPM rather than significant speeding up of the earth...
Warner
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