[NTLUG:Discuss] Slightly OT: Why would I care about Leap Seconds

[brian at pongonova.net]

Use ntpd, and don't worry about it.  Your RTC probably doesn't
even have 1-second-per-year accuracy.

  --Brian

On Sun, Feb 04, 2007 at 08:39:24PM -0600, Fred James wrote:
> All
> Why would I care about Leap Seconds?  In the first paragraph at 
> <http://cspry.co.uk/computing/Indy_admin/TIMEZONE.html> it says: 
> "However, `TIMEZONE', as implemented in this way in IRIX, does not take 
> into account leap seconds, nor changes made by the European Union and 
> other bodies, in daylight savings time. The TIMEZONE settings have to be 
> altered manually every year, to update them, as changeovers are often 
> variable.**"  Do I care, and if so why?  No, I am not in the UK or 
> Europe - I am in Texas.  Thank you in advance for any help you may be 
> able to offer.
> Regards
> Fred James
> 
> PS:  I am using TZ=CST6CDT5,M3.2.0/2,M11.1.0/2 to deal with the new 
> rules and so far testing has shown it to work on SGI IRIX 6.*, and on 
> Unisys UNIX SVR4 release 2.  I shall be testing on some Linux boxes soon.
> 
> 
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