Re: Y2K

seth (seth.edwards@pobox.com)
Tue, 23 Jun 1998 18:46:08 -0600 (MDT)


On Tue, 23 Jun 1998, Theodore Y. Ts'o wrote:

> Yes, but that's OK, because the 2000 *is* a leap year. (It's divisible
> by 100, but years which are divisible by 400 are an exception to the
> divisible by 100 rule, so while 1800 and 1900 were not leap years, 2000
> is a leap year).
>
Please don't tell this to your local astronomer! They'll tell you a leap
year is divisble by 4 not 100 and a leap century is divisble by 400.

Seth

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