Re: Bug: Status/Summary of slashdot leap-second crash on new years2008-2009

From: Alan Cox
Date: Sun Jan 04 2009 - 19:44:35 EST


> another poster said that NTP packets include information about this
> month's leap second, so that implies that they could change monthly.

The current rules don't permit this but any rule could be change. However
its unlikely. Current the earth rotation people do this twice a year if
neccessary. It is also too complex to predict significantly (ie years) in
advance when it will be neccessary because the complexity of the tidal
forces involved is beyond simulation.
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