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Re: REMINDER: LEAP SECOND


From: Tony Finch <dot () dotat at>
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2015 13:15:41 +0100

Harlan Stenn <stenn () ntp org> wrote:

It's a problem with POSIX, not UTC.

UTC is monotonic.

The problems are that UTC is unpredictable, and it breaks the standard
labelling of points in time that was used for hundreds (arguably
thousands) of years before 1972.

Tony.
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Irish Sea: Northwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first, becoming variable 4.
Slight or moderate. Mainly fair. Good.


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