Re: GPS Leap Second Scheduled!
H. Peter Anvin (hpa@transmeta.com)
Mon, 14 Sep 1998 23:03:04 -0700 (PDT)
> On Mon, Sep 14, 1998 at 03:56:41AM +0000, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> > It is supposed to mean that whether or not it's "annoying and
> > confusing" to you have very little relevance to anyone else.
>
> Annoying is tough. But confusing? Surely it's essential for the
> interface to be as clear as possible, since any mistakes on behalf of
> the application programmer will likely go unnoticed until the next leap
> second!
>
> Of course, the most obvious mistake is using UTC to measure the time
> between events, and that'll just keep on being made.
>
Of course, which is why it is important that one can get either UTC
or TAI from whatever format applies.
-hpa
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